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If your Mac is connected to the Internet but suddenly starts asking for your password, you should generally try again later, and if necessary work with your email provider to resolve. If you're using Apple's iCloud Mail, learn how to resolve issues with iCloud Mail.

Can’t access your account? Terms of use Privacy & cookies. Privacy & cookies. See My account has been hacked, and follow the steps to recover your account. To reset your MSN password, go to the Reset your password page, answer a few questions to verify your identity, and we’ll send a password reset code to your phone or alternate email address. Make sure you create a strong, unique password to help keep your account.

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Why is Mail asking for your password?

1. Click on Forgot my password link. Select the first option 'I forgot my password', and click on Next. If you still remember your password, but can't sign in, select the second option 'I know my password, but can't sign in'. If your Outlook account is hacked, select the third option 'I think someone else is using my Microsoft account'.
2. A user or admin forgot his or her password and can't sign in to Office 365, Microsoft Azure, or Microsoft Intune. To fix this issue, do one of the following: Try to reset your own password by using the Self-Service Password Reset wizard: If you're using a work or school account, go to https://passwordreset.microsoftonline.com.

Mail asks for your password when it is connecting to your email provider, but can't connect to your email account because your email provider isn't accepting your email password.

Your email provider may reject your password for several reasons, including:

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• You're not using your current email password. If you updated the password on another device, make sure that you're using the same password on your Mac.
• Your email provider needs you to update or reset your password for security reasons. For example, if you're using Google’s two-step verification, your Gmail account in Mail requires the appropriate app-specific password.
• Your email provider deactivated or suspended your account. Contact your email provider for help.
  

Check your password in Internet Accounts preferences

Depending on the type of email account you're using, you might be able to correct the password as follows:

1. Quit Mail. If it doesn't quit, you can force it to quit.
2. Choose Apple menu  > System Preferences, then click Internet Accounts.
3. Select your mail account in the sidebar.
4. If you see a password field for your account, delete the password and type the correct password.
   
5. Close System Preferences, then open Mail and try using your account again.

If Mail still asks for your password, the password is probably incorrect. Your email provider can help you verify your email settings and make sure that you're using the correct password.

Test using webmail

Many email providers offer webmail, which is a way to use email with a web browser such as Safari, instead of with an email app such as Mail. For example, if you're using an iCloud Mail account, you can use iCloud.com to send and receive email.

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Because the password that you use with Mail is usually the same password that you use with webmail, try signing in to webmail with that password. If it doesn't work there either, your password is probably incorrect. Your email provider can help you verify your email settings and make sure that you're using the correct password for the Mail app.

Remove your account, then add it back

If no other solutions work, try setting up your email account again. To do that, first remove your email account, then add the account back.

Learn more

• If you're using Apple's iCloud Mail, learn how to resolve issues with iCloud Mail. The password that you use with iCloud Mail is your Apple ID password. Learn what to do if you forgot your Apple ID password or want to change your Apple ID password.
• If you forgot or want to change the email password for a different email service, contact the email provider or request a password reset from their website.

The steps below describe how to change a known password. If you want to reset your password because you forgot it, see Step 1: Reset your Microsoft account password instead.

Change your password

1. Go to account.microsoft.com and if you’re not already signed in, sign in with the username and current password for the account you want to update.

2. From the navigation header, select Security and because you’re accessing sensitive info, you’ll need to enter the password for this account again.

3. From the Password security tile, select Change my password.

4. On the Change your password page, enter your current password and then enter your new password.

   For additional security, select the optional checkbox which prompts you to update your password every 72 days.

5. Select Save.

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If you weren't able to change your password

If you couldn't change your password this way, see: