How Do I View And Change My Password In Microsoft Outlook?

You're an admin for an account and received this message: "Your password is due to expire in n days." You go to the account properties and are asked to provide your new password. I bet you don't remember when you last changed it. This article addresses two things: How do I view and update my password?

Trying to change the password in Microsoft Outlook? Having trouble with the password in your desktop client app even after changing the password of the original email account? A lot of Microsoft Outlook users face this type of problem and now trying to find a proper solution on how they really can solve this problem.

But I’m happy to tell you that there is a really simple solution for solving this problem. Follow along with this life-saving article to save time and solving this problem for good.

Before You Get Started

Before starting to follow the steps you need to ensure some facts. Or the process may not work as you should have:-

1. You need an Office 365 or Microsoft ID to get access to the Microsoft Outlook app.
2. There are three separate ways in browser, windows, and mac to solve this problem so carefully follow the steps that you need.

Changing password in a browser

Before following these steps you must note that changing your Outlook password means you are changing your Microsoft account password. So all of your apps will have to be accessed by your new password.

1. Sign in to https://Outlook.live.com/owa/  with your Microsoft credentials.
2. Click the profile icon on the top right. Click on the option named My account. After clicking the account’s setting menu will open.
3. On top, you’ll see the Security option click on that for changing your password.
4. Then you will be prompted for entering the current password, so enter the current credentials and click Sign in.
5. On the security basics page now from the middle tab of password security click on change my password.
6. Now here you can change your password and click save. The new password must be 8 characters at a minimum and it's case sensitive so be careful about the caps lock turned on.

Changing the password on the Windows Outlook app

Even if you change the password in the browser or email the app will give an error message. So, you also have to make a change to your password here. How? follow along with these simple steps below: -

1. First, open the Outlook app for windows.
2. From main Outlook options click on the File menu at the top.
3. Select “Account Settings” and from the options click on the Manage profiles option.
4. To view, your accounts click on the “Email Accounts” option.
5. From the list of accounts shown chose the account, you want to change the password to and click on Change.
6. From the POP and IMPA Account Settings option shown under the Login information change the password as you had given when you changed the password in the browser.
7. Click on the test account settings on the right to check if it's working correctly!
8. When finished click the stop button to finish the test.

Changing a password in a Mac device

Changing Outlook passwords on Mac is simpler than on windows devices. Follow these steps so that you can do this with ease:-

1. On Dock select the Launchpad and search Microsoft Outlook and open it.
2. From the Outlook menu open preferences.
3. From the next screen to find your accounts click on the “Accounts” option.
4. From the list of your Outlook accounts or mails select the account you need to change your password.
5. Type the new password in the Password box and close the panel for completing the process.

So, finally, this is how you can successfully change your Microsoft Outlook password on any device.

Summary: Do I view and change my password in Microsoft Outlook

• Most of the time you won't need to change your password with Microsoft Outlook, but if you do need to, here's how:
• Open Windows settings by selecting the settings icon in the lower left-hand corner of the desktop next to the Start button.
• Choose Accounts.
• Select Sign-in Options on the left and then click Change in the Password section.
• Type in your current password and then click Next.
• Type a new password, type it again to confirm and then click Next. If you want, choose an easy way to remember your new password by filling in the fields below the password field. Include a memorable word or phrase, a hint about where you saved it or an image that will come to mind when you need to retrieve your password information. Once you finish filling out these fields, click Create Password and Finish. The password will be changed immediately and Outlook will ask you to sign in using your new credentials right away.
• You can check on your current password without changing it by opening Outlook and clicking File in the upper left-hand corner, then Account Settings and Account.