Can't add my Gmail account to Outlook. What am I doing wrong?


ddiehl

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As the topic states. This worked fine on my old Windows 10 machine. I already have both POP and IMAP enabled in my Gmail account settings, but when I add the account, it just gets stuck on 'creating account'. Is this a known issue, or am I doing something wrong?

Thanks!
 

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It may be because as of 5/30 Google stopped letting users use less secure apps for gmail and began attritioning users gradually.They stopped me from getting mine in my email application on 6/15 so I started using webmail. Less secure apps & your Google Account - Google Account Help

This article may give you answers on how to make it work.
 

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Which version of Outlook are you using? I just helped 2 of my customers with Outlook 2016 and Gmail. But you do have to turn on two factor authentication and they really want you to use imap instead of pop3 mail.
 

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2 factor and OAuth 2.0 authentication required for new setups as in on a different PC or after a reinstall.
Gmail works fine with Thunderbird here after changing to OAuth 2, I changed it at least a year ago when Gmail first started warning us about it. Not sure if Pop3 even still works as never used it, always used imap.
 

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    Asus PRIME B350-PLUS
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    Use hardware KVM to switch monitors on three PCs and software (input director) to use mouse and keyboard on all 4 PCs.
For the customer (husband/wife with 2 separate laptops), they were both using Office 2016. Both computers were set up using imap. The husband wanted pop3 mail instead, but the wife didn't care, just make it work. After setting up the wife's gmail account with 2 factor authentication, it started working again. The husband's laptop did not work, even with imap. I had to dump everything Outlook in his laptop and start over. By dumping, I deleted the outlook profile. For the pop3 request, I also had to create an app password in gmail. Once all this was completed, Outlook 2016 started working with gmail and with a pop3 setup.
 

My Computer

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  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Personal Build
    CPU
    Ryzen 7 3700x
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Crosshair VI AMD X370
    Memory
    32 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
    Sound Card
    On board
    Monitor(s) Displays
    (2) AOC E2752Vh 27-inch
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    SSD M.2 and SATA
    Cooling
    Air cooling
    Keyboard
    Logitech K800 Wireless
    Mouse
    Logitech M705 Wireless
    Internet Speed
    100 Mbps Download | 10 Mbps Upload
    Browser
    Firefox Beta
    Antivirus
    Windows Security???
    Other Info
    Microsoft 365 Family
    Macrium Reflect (Paid)
    eM Client
    Adobe Acrobat DC (Subscription)
2 factor and OAuth 2.0 authentication required for new setups as in on a different PC or after a reinstall.
Gmail works fine with Thunderbird here after changing to OAuth 2, I changed it at least a year ago when Gmail first started warning us about it. Not sure if Pop3 even still works as never used it, always used imap.
2x on 2 factor authentication. Once it is turned on you can get a password for the app if needed, if 2factor is not turned on there is no option for an app password.
 

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    HP HP Pavilion Laptop 15-eg1xxx
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    HP 898C Intel Tiger Lake-UP3 PCH-LP
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    16.00 GB
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    L2251x Wide
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