Applies To
New Outlook for Windows

Last Updated: June 18, 2025

ISSUE

You may receive an error, "Something went wrong... You may need to make an app password," on new Outlook for Windows when attempting to add an account or attempting to send or receive email from some third-party email accounts.  

STATUS:  FIXED

The Outlook team has fixed this issue.

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