There was a time, not more than a decade ago, when the only way to protect from cyber attacks was to use complicated passwords and that the user had to be changed too often due to suspicious activity on his account.
Thanks to 2-Factor Authentication (2FA), Multi-Factor Authentication (MF) or 2-step verification like extra layer of protection available nowadays that many internet platforms use to protect their subscribers on their platforms from any online fraudsters.
Here, in this article, we will guide you how to setup outlook with 2-step verification. The entire process can be divided into two parts that involve enabling Two-step verification in your Microsoft Account and then to setup your Microsoft account in Outlook with two-step verification. Check the associated steps mentioned below.
Guide how to setup outlook with 2 step verification
Part 1: how to enable 2-step Authentication in Outlook.com and Hotmail accounts
Microsoft always recommends its users to use 2-step verification. If you have any Microsoft account like outlook.com, live.com, hotmail.com or any other third-party domain like Yahoo.com, Gmail.com, icloud.com and etc, you should follow the below steps to enable its 2-step verification:
- Open your Microsoft Account page and sign-in with your account details,
- After successfully signed in, go to the Security tab, select Advanced security options box and then click on Get Started,
- Now, under Additional Security, click on Turn ON option for the Two-step verification,
- Select Next to proceed,
- On the new opened window, you will see 25-character alphanumeric recovery code, save it for further use and click Next to continue,
- Follow the instructions provided to set up your Outlook app on your phone and then click Next once done,
- Finally, click on the Finish button, and the then whenever you attempt to sign-in from any unrecognized app or device, you will get a notification on your phone to authenticate that that’s you who are trying to access the account.
Part 2: Setup Outlook with 2-step verification in Outlook Desktop app
Office 365, Outlook 2019 and Outlook 2016
- Use your regular MS account credential to add your MS account in Outlook. Here is how:
- Launch Outlook app on your PC,
- Type your email address and click Connect,
- Enter the password and click on Sign in option,
- On the next screen, you will receive a code on your Microsoft Authenticator app on your phone. Enter that code and then click Verify.
That’s it! You have successfully setup your Outlook.com account in your Outlook desktop app and you will be able to send and receive all your messages.
Office 2013, 2010 or Outlook 2007 or other mail app
If you are using older Outlook version, you have to create an application password for your Microsoft account and use that password to add your MS account in Outlook desktop app. Here are the required steps:
- Open your Microsoft account and sign-in with your account,
- Go to the Security tab, click on Get Started and access to the Advanced Security Options,
- Now, go to the App passwords section and click on Create a new app password,
- Copy the generated password on to the clipboard,
- Next, launch Outlook App on your PC,
- Go to File> Account,
- Type your email address and click Next,
- Now, paste the generated app password to sign-in.
Conclusion
That’s all! We have provided the complete detailed guide how to setup outlook with 2-step verification. Hope so, the methods provided are helpful for you. Show you experience with the article by leaving comments in the comment section below.
