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It is being reported that Microsoft is killing passwords and a means of authication (see url below) if true how will we proceed?

https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2025/05/30/microsoft-confirms-password-deletion-now-just-8-weeks-away/

I am trying to read my gmail email using Thunderbird. However, once I fill in the server configuration, I get a 2fa pop-up window with an error message. See attached.

What can I do to get this to work? Or is Thunderbird unable to access gmail?

Thanks in advance, Mike.

I was having issues signing in to my ATT yahoo mail account I have had for years while using firefox. All of a sudden in late 2024 it was intermittent as to if I got in or not. I called ATT and the tech was aware and did not have a fix other then to log in on private browser which works. So here is what happens I hit the logo on my firefox face page, it sends me to my log on for yahoo filled in. Hit it, it sends me to att login hit that it goes to password hit that and if it works it brings up the verification page asking numbers sent to my phone. enter those numbers hit enter and I am on my e mail page. if when I hit ATT password and its not going to work it brings up a sorry its us not you try again from ATT if you hit retry it sends you to the open page for yahoo but not your mail. Some times it works next time it doesn't. Help

HI -- My email accounts (2) vanish and I have recquire them to sign back in

I have my one main account up and running again (for now) but my secodary account I can't recall my password.

is there any way to keep my secondary account but update and change the password for it??

Won't allow me access - keeps kicking me out - until I can get the account and password to match up

Many thanks!!!

I need to change my password however I am not succeeding.

I am trying to change it from the following path : Settings - Saved Passwords.

Once in the above path, I type in my new password and press close.

I then close thunderbird and when re-opened a pop up window appears to type in the password. When typing in the new password, the following error comes up:

Login to server secure.emailsrvr.com with username ------------- failed.

For thunderbird to continue working, I need to enter my current 'old' password. Somehow it is not recognising the new password.

Can someone please help ?

Hi, I use a BT email account. I view it on my PC with Thunderbird. I have changed my email account on BT and this works when I use the web version. I cannot find how to change the password in Thunderbird. I have read previous posts which refer to "Tools" then "Options" - I cannot find Options anywhere. Can you help please?

I use Thunderbird on both a Windows PC and an Android smartphone (Thunderbird 8.2) in order to manage several email accounts of mine.

The latter has been showing me for a while that the password for one of the accounts is incorrect. However, I see no way to change it. When I click "Parameters", I see three groups of parameters (I am translating from the French) "General parameters", "Accounts", "Backup" (exporting/importing parameters), "Other". In none there is any mention of passwords.

How do I go about doing that?

Thanks, Michael

I have read this post [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/que.../1484529] and I am having the same problem. It appears the OP has now gone away as there are no more updates. It appears they have either given up or found a solution and not posted it.

Question: On every start of Thunderbird, I get the popup from Google requesting access for TB to my gmail account that I am using here. I answer yes to allow TB and then this is followed up by an email from Google to my gmail acount and my backup email. Is this correct the correct operation? I personally don't think so as I thought everything should be transparent after setting things up. I don't seem have this probem with my other two gmail accounts either. I have tried repeatedly to find out how to fix this but I have not been successful. I have found numerous articles about this in various forums but they have either been extremely vague or not posted the solution. I am almost sure something changed a while ago but I don't know what it was.

I would be very grateful if someone could tell me how to fix this.

I have a password. It works fine on Wave webmail. It fails on Thunderbird. It is not a typo, I am pasting it from my password storage.

How do I set a password in Thunderbird that works?

Hello, I use IMAP/SMTP email, yesterday I changed my email password via the website. After this change, Thunderbird does not want to log me in, I keep getting the message that the address, password or configuration is incorrect. Please help me solve this problem

Tram Bartlomiej

Thunderbird will not start because the first visible startup action is the popup window: "Please enter your Primary Password". Unable to create a password for the initial,first time re-start of Window if on old machine, option was to avoid this. How to fix? ...so I can set and set and use it.

I am trying to change my Thunderbird password which I have forgotten but the settings page needs it to reveal saved passwords, which is a catch 22. Do I need to remove it in order to replace it with something that I can remember or is there another way to fix this?