Password required popup freqently pops up

[Gary]

Unfortunately you can no longer login using a username/password, nor can you use a free MS account setup as Exchange. Please see:

Microsoft and basic authentication - personal outlook accounts

We have received numerous reports concerning free personal Microsoft email accounts – those with domains containing Outlook, Hotmail, Live, WindowsLive, Msn, and various regional variations these email accounts have had over the years. Therefore, we would like to address the situation. Microsoft declared their intention to end direct password login (including app passwords) a few years ago, but they did not enforce this on all their servers simultaneously. This means that, for some accounts, di…