Access denied - outlook.com email


Hazel123

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This has just started happening recently. I go to open an email and just get a blank page with "access denied". I tried clicking on inbox again and trying again and it keeps happening. Eventually it lets me read the email. Any idea what this is or how I can stop it please?
 

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This has just started happening recently. I go to open an email and just get a blank page with "access denied". I tried clicking on inbox again and trying again and it keeps happening. Eventually it lets me read the email. Any idea what this is or how I can stop it please?
Hi @Hazel123,


You may receive a connection error if you configured your Outlook.com account as IMAP in multiple email clients. We’re working on a fix and will update this article when we have more information. For now, try the following workaround:

  1. Go to account.live.com/activity and sign in using the email address and password of the affected account.
  2. Under Recent activity find the Session Type event that matches the most recent time you received the connection error and click to expand it.
  3. Select This was me to let the system know you authorize the IMAP connection.
  4. Attempt to connect to the account via your IMAP client.

    For more information on how to use the Recent activity page, go to
    What is the recent activity page?

 

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Thanks - well according to that, people from all over the world have been trying to log into my account for the past 24 hours. It doesn't show anything recent - like when I've opened the outlook mail app on computer.
 
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Thank you, I'll have a look.
 

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    Samsung 870 evo sata ssd
    Cooling
    Could be better
    Internet Speed
    50 mbps Starlink
    Browser
    Firefox
    Other Info
    Originally came installed with a 500gb H10 Optane ssd
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Home
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion ce3606sa
    CPU
    Intel Core i5-1035G1
    Memory
    16gb
    Hard Drives
    Hynix Gold P31 2TB
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    200mbps Starlink
    Browser
    Firefox
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    Defender
Thanks - well according to that, people from all over the world have been trying to log into my account for the past 24 hours. It doesn't show anything recent - like when I've opened the outlook mail app on computer.
side note - Microsoft accounts are notorious for having repeated breached login attempts... just make sure you have 2FA/MFA enabled (preferably auth app and not cell #, as sim spoofing is ramping up too)
 

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