How to Add and Manage iCloud Email Account in Outlook for Windows

Wouldn’t it be handy if your emails and appointments just automatically synced between all your devices? Well, it turns out it’s not all that difficult to achieve this. For example, if you want to add your iCloud email from your iPhone, iPad, or Mac to Outlook on your Windows device, all you really need is your Apple Account details and, in some cases, an app-specific password. You can sync your iCloud calendar, too. In classic Outlook, this requires the iCloud for Windows app, while new Outlook has built-in support for iCloud calendars.

Read on to learn how to add iCloud email to Outlook Windows desktop edition and sync your calendar across multiple devices.

Your iCloud Mail Outlook Setup Guide

Step 1. Open classic Outlook on your Windows computer. Click “File” at the top, then select “Add Account.”

Step 2. Enter your iCloud email address and the password for your Apple Account (previously Apple ID).

Step 3. Click “Connect,” and you will either find the email address added with no issue, or you will see an error message stating that the login was unsuccessful.

Step 4. If Outlook doesn’t accept your regular Apple Account password, it may be due to a clash with Apple’s two-factor authentication (2FA) process, and you may need an app-specific password. Open a browser window and go to https://account.apple.com/.

Step 5. Press “Sign in” and enter your Apple Account credentials.

Step 6. Head to “Sign-In Security” and click on “App-Specific Passwords.”

Step 7. Select “Generate an app-specific password.”

Step 8. Type a name for your password that you’ll remember. This is only to identify what this password is for. Click “Create.”

Step 9. Confirm your Apple Account password when prompted.

Step 10. Apple will generate an app-specific password. Make a note of this, as you’ll need to use it in Outlook.

Step 11. Return to Outlook on Windows. Follow the account setup steps again, this time entering the new password that was just generated before clicking “Connect.”

You will now find that the iCloud email account has been successfully set up, and you can send and receive emails from your iCloud account using Outlook.

Add iCloud Email to Outlook Windows With Calendar Sync

Step 1. Adding iCloud email to classic Outlook won’t automatically sync to your iCloud calendar appointments. To do this, open the iCloud for Windows app. If you don’t have it, it’s a free download from the Microsoft Store. Press the blue “Get Started” button.

Step 2. Enter your Apple Account (previously Apple ID) credentials exactly as you entered them during the email setup. When prompted, click the blue “Sync Calendars and Contacts” button.

Step 3. You’ll be prompted to close Outlook. Click “Close Outlook and continue.”

You’ll have to wait a few minutes while the sync to your iCloud calendar and contacts completes.

Step 4. Once complete, you’ll see a confirmation pop-up window. Click “Done.”

Step 5. Open Outlook to confirm the changes have been processed correctly. Click on the Calendar tab on the left-hand side, and you’ll see that iCloud is now listed as a calendar option, with any sub-calendars available to add. If you don’t see your iCloud calendar appointments, make sure any boxes under iCloud in the bottom left are checked.

Louis Roundtree

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