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Before March 22 2021, AOL synced with my desktop Microsoft Outlook software swimmingly! Since then, Outlook updated itself. But I changed NOTHING for both my AOL or Outlook. Outlook keeps sending ...
#4: Post edited
- Before March 22 2021, AOL synced with my desktop Microsoft Outlook software swimmingly!
- Since then, Outlook updated itself. But I changed NOTHING for both my AOL or Outlook. Outlook keeps sending these alerts to my inbox. How do I rectify this?
![Img](https://i.stack.imgur.com/JuLvZ.jpg)- I followed [this Microsoft Answer](https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook_com/forum/all/please-update-your-credentials/cbad8cd3-3f64-4813-b050-b89c2c52dc62), but it doesn't solve my problem.
- ![Sync e-mail settings](https://i.stack.imgur.com/PT3Px.jpg)
- ![E-mail client settings](https://i.stack.imgur.com/cTlAB.jpg)
- Before March 22 2021, AOL synced with my desktop Microsoft Outlook software swimmingly!
- Since then, Outlook updated itself. But I changed NOTHING for both my AOL or Outlook. Outlook keeps sending these alerts to my inbox. How do I rectify this?
- ![email saying "it looks like we don't have permission to get email for ...@aol.com"](https://i.stack.imgur.com/JuLvZ.jpg)
- I followed [this Microsoft Answer](https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook_com/forum/all/please-update-your-credentials/cbad8cd3-3f64-4813-b050-b89c2c52dc62), but it doesn't solve my problem.
- ![Sync e-mail settings](https://i.stack.imgur.com/PT3Px.jpg)
- ![E-mail client settings](https://i.stack.imgur.com/cTlAB.jpg)
#3: Post edited
Why does Microsoft Outlook not "have permission to get email", and ask me to "update my credentials", for my AOL email?
- Before March 22 2021, AOL synced with my desktop Microsoft Outlook software swimmingly!
- Since then, Outlook updated itself. But I changed NOTHING for both my AOL or Outlook. Outlook keeps sending these alerts to my inbox. How do I rectify this?
https://i.stack.imgur.com/JuLvZ.jpg- I followed [this Microsoft Answer](https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook_com/forum/all/please-update-your-credentials/cbad8cd3-3f64-4813-b050-b89c2c52dc62), but it doesn't solve my problem.
- ![Sync e-mail settings](https://i.stack.imgur.com/PT3Px.jpg)
- ![E-mail client settings](https://i.stack.imgur.com/cTlAB.jpg)
- Before March 22 2021, AOL synced with my desktop Microsoft Outlook software swimmingly!
- Since then, Outlook updated itself. But I changed NOTHING for both my AOL or Outlook. Outlook keeps sending these alerts to my inbox. How do I rectify this?
- ![Img](https://i.stack.imgur.com/JuLvZ.jpg)
- I followed [this Microsoft Answer](https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook_com/forum/all/please-update-your-credentials/cbad8cd3-3f64-4813-b050-b89c2c52dc62), but it doesn't solve my problem.
- ![Sync e-mail settings](https://i.stack.imgur.com/PT3Px.jpg)
- ![E-mail client settings](https://i.stack.imgur.com/cTlAB.jpg)
#2: Post edited
Why does Microsoft Outlook not "have permission to get email", and ask me to "update my credentials", for my AOL email?
- Before March 22 2021, AOL synced with my desktop Microsoft Outlook software swimmingly!
- Since then, Outlook updated itself. But I changed NOTHING for both my AOL or Outlook. Outlook keeps sending these alerts to my inbox. How do I rectify this?
- https://i.stack.imgur.com/JuLvZ.jpg
- I followed [this Microsoft Answer](https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook_com/forum/all/please-update-your-credentials/cbad8cd3-3f64-4813-b050-b89c2c52dc62), but it doesn't solve my problem.
![](https://i.stack.imgur.com/PT3Px.jpg)![](https://i.stack.imgur.com/cTlAB.jpg)
- Before March 22 2021, AOL synced with my desktop Microsoft Outlook software swimmingly!
- Since then, Outlook updated itself. But I changed NOTHING for both my AOL or Outlook. Outlook keeps sending these alerts to my inbox. How do I rectify this?
- https://i.stack.imgur.com/JuLvZ.jpg
- I followed [this Microsoft Answer](https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook_com/forum/all/please-update-your-credentials/cbad8cd3-3f64-4813-b050-b89c2c52dc62), but it doesn't solve my problem.
- ![Sync e-mail settings](https://i.stack.imgur.com/PT3Px.jpg)
- ![E-mail client settings](https://i.stack.imgur.com/cTlAB.jpg)
#1: Initial revision
Why does Microsoft Outlook not "have permission to get email", and ask me to "update my credentials", for my AOL email?
Before March 22 2021, AOL synced with my desktop Microsoft Outlook software swimmingly! Since then, Outlook updated itself. But I changed NOTHING for both my AOL or Outlook. Outlook keeps sending these alerts to my inbox. How do I rectify this? https://i.stack.imgur.com/JuLvZ.jpg I followed [this Microsoft Answer](https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook_com/forum/all/please-update-your-credentials/cbad8cd3-3f64-4813-b050-b89c2c52dc62), but it doesn't solve my problem. ![](https://i.stack.imgur.com/PT3Px.jpg) ![](https://i.stack.imgur.com/cTlAB.jpg)