Go to your AOL account security settings and enable the option for "Allow apps that use less secure sign-in". Two-Step Verification: If you have two-step verification enabled for your AOL account, you may need to generate an app-specific password. Go to the AOL account security settings and generate a unique password specifically for Outlook., AOL sign-in verification code, again and again, and again. - posted in Web Browsing/Email and Other Internet Applications: AOL keeps making me get a new verification code, almost every time I try , I have since called AOL. Apparently, the panel that opens in Outlook 356 while trying to set up email is a Yahoo panel. Yahoo owns AOL. AOL owns Verizon emails. The companies are not connected for the email service. I can't use the Yahoo window for AOL emails, but I had no other options. I found this article online:, Hello I’m Adeyemi and I’d be happy to help you with your question. Yes, you can use the new version of Outlook with AOL email accounts. However, as you've discovered, you'll need to generate an app password on AOL to do this. Here are the steps: 1. Go to www.aol.com and log into your AOL account 2. Go to Account Info > Account Security 3., Give your AOL credentials, go to AOL desktop Gold; Tap it; Download the setup file. Click to Install; Run it and follow the instructions. If you are new user then create account: Go premium to get Desktop Gold; Click onto Get started option; Open the conformation mail received. Click on the setup files; Install them as instructed for existing , I have had my AOL mail account setup in Outlook for years and it suddenly stopped working. Incoming mail is setup with the server as: imap.aol.com and the port is set to 993. Encryption type is SSL/TLS. Outgoing mail is setup for smtp.aol.com for port 465. I am using Classic Outlook..