Like Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo Mail, you can easily setup and use AOL Mail directly from Mail app on your Windows 10 system. However, some users have complained that their AOL Mail is not syncing in Windows 10 mail client. If you also encounter this problem on Windows 10, don't worry. This may be an authentication error. Just follow these simple instructions to restart the AOL Mail sync process.
Fix 1 - Generate app password
If the syncing issue occurs in the mail client, try adding AOL in the Mail app by generating an app password and using it while sending it to your AOL mail account.
1. Open the AOL mail in your web browser.
3. Then click " Options " on the left.
4. Next, click on " Account Information " to access your account information.
5. Next, click on the " Account Security " tab in the left pane.
6. Then log in with your access data.
7. Now scroll down and look for " Generate app password " and click on it.
8. Now select the " Other App " option from the drop-down list.
10. Type Windows Mail in the box.
11. Then click " Generate ".
12. Copy the password generated from the field .
13. Open the Mail app. Click the gear-shaped icon on the left.
14. Then click on " Manage Accounts " on the right.
15. Then click " Add Account " to add the AOL account.
16. Next, select the “ Other Account ” option.
17. Now enter your AOL mail ID. Enter a name that you want to use.
18. Paste the generated password that you copied earlier into the password field.
19. Finally, click " Sign In" to log in to your AOL account.
This will sign your AOL email account into your Mail app.
Check the status of the synchronization process.
Fix 2 - Disable two-step verification
The two-step verification process only allows you to sign in to your account again after you've authenticated the process twice.
1. Open the AOL mail in your web browser.
2. Now log in to your account with your access data.
3. Then click " Options " on the left corner.
4. Then click " Account Information " to access your account information.
5. Now click on the " Account Security " tab from the left pane.
6. Then set the Phone Number settings to Off to disable the two-step authorization process.
Go back to the Mail app and check again.
If you still can't sync your AOL account in the Mail app, sign out and sign in again. To do this, follow these steps-
Steps to log out of account-
1. First, open the Mail app.
2. In the right pane you will see all your email accounts.
3. Just right click on the AOL mail and click " Account Settings ".
4. Next, click " Delete Account " to remove the account from Mail app.
5. Finally, click " Delete " to confirm the removal.
Steps to login to account-
After you sign out of your AOL account, follow these steps to sign in again.
1. Open the Mail app on your computer.
2. In the Mail app, click the gear-shaped icon in the left corner.
3. Then click on " Manage Accounts " on the right.
5. Then click " Add Account " to add the AOL account.
6. Next, select the " Other account " option.
7. Now enter your AOL Mail ID.
8. Then enter your name in the field.
9. Finally, enter the password. Click Sign In to sign in to your AOL account.
This should solve the syncing issue you're facing in the Mail app.
Fix 3 - Check sync settings
If your AOL email account sync settings are configured incorrectly, you will need to configure it yourself.
1. Open the Mail app on your computer.
2. In the right pane you will see all your email accounts.
3. Just right click on the AOL mail and click " Account Settings ".
4. Then click " Change Mailbox Sync Settings ".
5. Next, set the "Sync Options" from " Email " to " On ".
6. Then click " Incoming and outgoing mail server information " to adjust them properly.
7. Now set the "Server for incoming mail:" so-
imap.aol.com:993:1If you are using a standard connection, you can use this information-
imap.aol.com:143:18. Then set the email server "Outgoing (SMTP) email server:"-
smtp.aol.com:587:19. Make sure all the boxes next to the email settings are checked.
10. Finally, click " Done " to save this change.
Close the mail client on your computer. Open the mail and keep looking.
Fix 4 - Enable account access
1. You need to press Windows key +I .
2. Then click on the " Privacy " settings to make more changes.
3. Then click " Account Information " on the left side.
4. Then set " Allow apps to access your account information " to " On ".
5. Also on the Choose which apps can access your account information screen, toggle the -Email and accounts- option to -On .
Now you need to set the sync frequency for your AOL email account.
1. Open the mail account again.
2. Just right-click the AOL mail in the left pane and click " Account Settings ".
3. Then click on " Change Mailbox Sync Settings ".
4. On the Aol Sync Settings page, click Download New Email and select Hourly from the drop-down menu .
5. Then click " Done " to save the settings.
Close the Mail app.
Fix 5 - Check proxy settings
You can try disabling the proxy server on your system.
1. Open the settings by pressing the Windows key+I keys at the same time.
2. Then click " Network & Internet ".
3. Next, you need to click " Proxy " on the left side.
4. Then switch to " Off " for "Use proxy server" option.
Close the settings window.
Open the Mail app and check the status of the sync process again.
Fix 6 - Store app bug fix
Run the Store Apps troubleshooter on your computer.
1. Just open the settings on your computer.
2. Once opened, click on " Update & Security " settings.
3. Here you need to click " Troubleshoot " on the left panel.
4. Then click " More troubleshooters ".
5. Click on " Windows Store Apps " next to it.
6. Then click " Run the troubleshooter ".
Windows Store Apps Troubleshooter now detects if there is a problem with the MS Store .
Finally, close the troubleshooter.
Check the status of the AOL mail sync issue in the Mail app.
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