commit c86736a76f32a5c634f68883f5abb65cb646cc47 Author: Shayne Costello Date: Mon Nov 10 11:18:16 2025 +0300 Add Authentication automatically fails in Microsoft 365 services Microsoft 365 Microsoft Learn diff --git a/Authentication-automatically-fails-in-Microsoft-365-services-Microsoft-365-Microsoft-Learn.md b/Authentication-automatically-fails-in-Microsoft-365-services-Microsoft-365-Microsoft-Learn.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5103c0f --- /dev/null +++ b/Authentication-automatically-fails-in-Microsoft-365-services-Microsoft-365-Microsoft-Learn.md @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ + + +If an incorrect password is entered multiple times, after several unsuccessful login attempts, your Office 365 account will be locked. If your account is locked but you have not defined your recovery email address, try to fill out the Microsoft account recovery form. The plugin is activated on 3 servers (out of 4) and the modern authentication is working just fine. If the provided recommendations don’t help you resolve the issues or you want to send Office 365 complaints, call Microsoft support. + +Microsoft Support and Recovery Assistant + +Check the version of Microsoft Office installed on your computer and your subscription name and expiry date. Office 365 applications installed on a computer must connect to Microsoft servers over the internet at least once every 30 days for the license to be checked and validated. If you don’t connect the installed Office 365 applications to Microsoft servers for more than 30 days in a row, these applications are deactivated. Once a connection is established to Microsoft licensing servers, the license is renewed. + + + +Repair an Office application + +Then try to activate the installed Office 365 suite again on your computer. You may need to remove old Microsoft Office licenses from your computer and install a new one. So figuring that was the same issue here, I did the same thing. + +How to fix Office 365 issues related to synchronization + + + +The operating system on which your Office 365 applications are installed does not support the updated version of Microsoft Office 365. Windows 7 and Windows 8 do not support the latest Office 365 versions, and only Windows 10 supports these (Windows Server operating systems are not covered here). Always define a recovery email address when configuring your Office 365 account. + +You can try to repair Office by using the appropriate built-in tool.If your account is locked but you have not defined your recovery email address, try to fill out the Microsoft account recovery form.Some of them allow users to get updates before the main release while others provide updates at a later time.Installing Office 365 updates can fail for different reasons, and some of them are listed below.I don’t know if this is a permanent fix, but it got me back online.File and storage issues with Microsoft Office 365 are more serious than other issues.It indicates that you have reached the storage limit specified by your subscription plan. + +Microsoft 365 Issues Related to Updates + +The good news is that the majority of problems can easily be solved on the client’s side. Microsoft recommends updating Windows, Microsoft Office and other software regularly. Microsoft updates are released on a regular basis and allow you to protect software against known threats, fix bugs, and so on. Office 365 known issues are usually fixed by these updates. Let’s find out what you can do if updates are not installed automatically, and what factors can cause update issues. Reboot your system and try to launch your Outlook app after to check if the synchronization issues are solved. + +How to fix Office 365 login issue?
Step-by-Step Troubleshooting for Microsoft Office 365 Login IssuesCheck if the caps lock is on.Make sure you are using the correct account (work, school, or personal).Double-check the username and password before entering.Ensure there is no extra space before or after your username and password.
+ +Microsoft 365 Issues Related to Updates + + + +If you are having a lot of end-user support headache because of Office365 quirkiness… well, it may very well be because this rather critical module is missing. We haven’t identified WHY it is missing for some user Win10 installs and not others yet. OneDrive issues are a separate category of problems with Microsoft 365. + +Just today he IM’d me and said "oh yeah, this other issue we have been trying to fix for weeks on end… it was ALSO just resolved because we fixed this". My main concern is that these dialog boxes may return, prompting further user frustration and possibly generating tickets. Speaking of research, I haven’t found much info newer than December 2018. I haven’t opened a ticket with MS [Microsoft 365 account recovery help](https://anotepad.com/note/read/qxkhjnjm) yet but I may if my search does not prove fruitful. Once the key is added, and the user restarts Outlook, they receive a legacy authentication dialog box, enter their domain password, and connect to their mailbox without issue. This seems to be our most effective fix, and it’s the one we arrived at after hours of forum digging and web searches. + +Synchronization Issues + +For all of my Office 365 clients, including my own setup from the Action Pack, Modern Authentication is enabled. I have run into multiple Outlook 2016 installations where the only way to get connected to Outlook is to add EnableADAL and set it to 1. These have been fresh Office 365 Business Premium installations, existing Office 2016 OEM installations, and on my Action Pack installation of Office 2016. We haven’t seen this issue arise when a user is on a machine that was originally imaged with Office 365. \ No newline at end of file