Outlook Classic will not connector to Yahoo email without using the APP password.

Frank DiJoseph 0 Reputation points
2025-11-04T19:42:10.3866667+00:00

I am using Outlook Classic on a new windows 11 computer. My email account is with Yahoo. I am having multiple problems with getting Outlook setup to sync to the Yahoo email. So I deleted my email account from Outlook Classic and started over. I was unable to get my "new" outlook account to login to Yahoo Email - but stumbled onto the "one time" APP password requirement. Got that working, but it is not a "one time" thing. I had to add that APP password into the account settings "login" boxes. Now it logs in without issue. However, as soon as I open Outlook Classic, it automatically logs in. I read that Microsoft has fixed this, but I was unable to find the details.

After getting Outlook to login to Yahoo Email, it downloaded all of my Yahoo Email INBOX messages (8,821 emails). No need to bore anyone as to why such a large number. Before hitting the "Send/Receive" button the first time, I changed an account setting so that Outlook would only sync my INBOX and also unchecked counting unread messages. Hit the "Send/Receive" button, I checked the tasks, and "sending" was quickly accomplished, however synchronizing "inbox" has been running for almost 30 minutes.

It is still running and I don't know if that is a problem or just due to the large number of emails that have to be sync'd. I tried to end the task, but it continues to indicate "Synchronizing "inbox" at the bottom of the Outlook window.

Any help would be appreciated.

Regards,

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