Microsoft Outlook, the most popular and great email client that allows user to use various email accounts from one window. However, Some people often get an error when adding a Gmail account. If MS Outlook keeps asking for password Gmail whenever you try to add a Gmail account, Don't worry this problem is normal and Outlook 2007, 2013 keeps asking for password Gmail, it can also happened with an already added account.
The main reason for which Outlook keeps asking for password Gmail is that your Gmail account has 2-Step Verification enabled. First of all, please make Sure that your 2-step verification is disabled. If your 2-step verification is enabled then your Outlook won't accept Gmail password.
2-step verification is belong to the same category of authentication and verification.
Verification and Authentication are different from each others and they are not same. Verification means that identity data is associated with a particular individual. Authentication means an adaptation of verification process designed to protect online systems.
1. Goto "Sign in & Security" of My Account
2. Select 2-Step Verification
3. Sign In with your Username & Password and verification code if asked
4. Select TURN OFF.
(A message prompt window will appear to confirm that you want to turn off 2-Step Verification. Then Select Turn off there)
If you want that MS Outlook keeps asking for password Gmail and you want to make your account secure then this is okay. Outlook doesn't provide the actual Gmail login prompt, but The windows Mail app can. MS Outlook will show the native window where you have to enter the username and password once.
You need to enable IMAP and use APP PASSWORD to login to solve this problem. By default IMAP is enabled but you still have to check it in the settings. Open your Gmail account, click on the settings gear icon and select settings. Make sure that the status of IMAP is enabled.
Now, it's time to set app password. You need to create an app password. It's a one time password that you use instead of verifying yourself with two-step verification.
1. Open your Gmail account
2. Click on your Profile Picture
3. Click on My Account
4. Goto Sign-in & security
5. Scroll down and find out App passwords
6. After this, you need to enter your Gmail account password again
7. Then you can choose An App and the device from the menu
8. After that click on GENERATE button. A 16-digit password will be appeared on your screen immediately
9.After this Method you will never face such problems like Outlook keeps asking for password Gmail and Outlook cannot connect to Gmail.
We discussed about Outlook Keep Asking for Password Gmail while configuring the Gmail account with MS Outlook, which is most common issue. We need to keep in mind the above changes or modifications that needs to be made on Outlook and Gmail for successful configuration of account. This page provides you the solution that how to configuring 2-step verification and to disable it.