Gmail password does not work in outlook though it is correct.

The Gmail password does not work in outlook though it is correct. Yes, you are right. Your password is correct but it is not working in Microsoft Outlook. You have to create an app password to work in Microsoft Outlook. Maybe you do not know how to create it. Today, in this article I will let you know how to do that, don’t get worried.

 Many of us are used to using Gmail accounts in Microsoft Outlook as an email client. Not only Gmail if you are using yahoo mail also the same thing you need to do.

If you want to learn how to configure Gmail and Yahoo mail on your Outlook, you can go through the below contents.

1. How to configure a Gmail account on Outlook.
2. Easy to configure yahoo mail n Outlook.

Your Gmail Password is correct

First of all, I want to assure you that don’t get panicked. Your Gmail password is completely fine and correct. You do not need to be get worried. The system has been changed to configure your Gmail account with Outlook.

You only need to follow below three steps to be done.

• Prepare your Gmail account ready for Microsoft Outlook
• Get the App password from your Gmail account
• Connect Outlook to Gmail account

I hope, you could understand why your Gmail password is not working in Microsoft Outlook, right?

Gmail App Password for Outlook

This only required to follow two steps.

• Prepare your Gmail account ready for Microsoft Outlook
• Get the App password from your Gmail account

Prepare Gmail account ready

(I hope, you already completed these steps, still, I am covering this process for those who do not.)

You need to enable POP/IMAP first, it is the first step to be confirmed. How to do this? Follow the below steps.

• Go to Gmail Settings, and Click on  See all settings.
• From the settings tab click on Forwarding and POP/IMAP.

• Enable POP or IMAP as you like, check the above screenshot.

Get the App password

You need to go through two-step as below:

• Turn on the two-step verification
• Generate app password

Use your mobile device or google authentication app to enable two-step verification. Other than this you could not able to generate the app password.

To generate an app password follow the steps below:

• Go to Manage your Google account.

• Go to the Security option.

• Turn On 2-Step Verification and go to App Password Option.

• Please select your app and device and click GENERATE to generate your app password.

• Your app password will be displayed here. Copy it and click Done.

• This is your app password for Microsoft Outlook for Windows.

Now use this app password to log in to your Gmail account from Microsoft Outlook.

Many people do not know this process and always ask that Gmail password does not work in outlook. But his Gmail password is surely correct. If you have any friend of yours who is also suffering from the same issue can share it.