If you have changed your password, but your old password is stored, or cached, in your computer, you will get error messages as you attempt to log in to Outlook or will continue to be prompted to enter your password. Follow the directions below to clear it.
Close Outlook.
Click Ctrl-Alt-Del > Task Manager.
Make sure Outlook.exe is really not running in the list. If it is, click it, then click End Task.
To remove the user credentials from Credential Manager:
- Click Start > Control Panel > User Accounts > Credential Manager.
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Note: If 'View by' is set to Category, click User Accounts first, and then click Credential Manager.
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Note: For Windows 10 users, if you have trouble finding the Credential Manager you can do a quick "Windows Search" or "Cortana" Search from the home screen's taskbar.
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2. Select the Windows Credentials option. Locate the set of credentials that has either Outlook or Microsoft Office in the name and then expand the corresponding folder.
3. Then click Remove from Vault or Remove (depending upon which version of Windows you are running).
4. Repeat step 3 for any additional sets of credentials that have the word Outlook or Microsoft Office in the name.
5. Reopen Outlook. You will probably be prompted again for your password.
- Make sure the username is your full FAU email address, and then enter your password.
- Click the remember password check box
- Click OK.