Outlook 2010 - 2016 (Win) - Remove Locally Stored Password
This document explains how to remove a locally stored password to an email account configured in Outlook 2010/2013/2016 using the Credential Manager in Windows 7-10.
To remove the user credentials from Credential Manager:
- Click Start > Control Panel > User Accounts > Manage your credentials.
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Note: If 'View by' is set to Category, click User Accounts first, and then click Credential Manager.
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Select the Windows Credentials option. Locate the set of credentials that has either Outlook or Microsoft Office in the name and then expand the corresponding folder.
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Then click Remove from Vault or Remove (depending upon which version of Windows you are running).
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Repeat step 3 for any additional sets of credentials that have the word Outlook or Microsoft Office in the name.
Remove Credentials in O365
- After closing all Microsoft applications, open the Control Panel.
- Select User Accounts.
- Click Credential Manager.
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Note: If "View by" is set to Category, click User Accounts first, and then click Credential Manager.
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- Select Window Credentials, and locate the set of credentials that has either Outlook or Microsoft Office in the name, and then expand the corresponding folder.
- Click Remove from Vault or Remove (depending upon which version of Windows you are running).
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Repeat Step 5 for any additional sets of credentials that have the word Outlook or Microsoft Office in the name (and/or resembles the account name you want to remove).
- Close Control Panel.