

If you lose your security info and you don't have a backup contact method available, you can permanently lose your account.įind out more about the Microsoft Authenticator app. Press the Back button in the top left corner and press: Check for updates. This required the username and password to be provided anytime a connection to Exchange Online is made. Prior to ADAL based authentication, Outlook would connect to Exchange Online using Basic auth over HTTPS. Starting October 2022, you wont be able to connect to mailboxes in Outlook 2013 on Windows devices using Basic authentication. Verify that you have selected the option: Receive update for other Microsoft products. This update to the Office 2013 clients also includes a change in the Outlook client. In the Windows Update section click on the Advanced options button.

Note: Before you turn on two-step verification, make sure you've associated at least three unique security contact email addresses or phone numbers with your account for backup purposes. In the Settings dialog click on: Windows Update. Under the Two-step verification section, choose Set up two-step verification to turn it on, or choose Turn off two-step verification to turn it off. Go to Security settings and sign in with your Microsoft account. If you've turned off two-step verification, you'll get and resend security codes periodically, along with any time there's a risk to your account security. If you don't want to use email, a phone call, or text, you can use the Microsoft Authenticator app to help strengthen your account security and to sign-in without passwords. Every time you sign in to an untrusted device while you have two-step verification turned on, you'll get a security code in email or on your phone, making sure you’re you.
