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Setting up a Family Sharing member's iCloud email in Windows 10

Hi,


I use all Apple kit, but my kids use a Windows PC running Windows 10. I have set them up with an Apple ID and therefore email address within Family Sharing. I now want to add their email addresses into the built in Windows 10 mail app.


I have MFA turned on for my primary apple ID. If I try and add my own icloud email address, I logon to my Apple ID, create an app specific password and use that instead of my normal Apple ID password. Everything works perfectly. However, when I try to add my kids email addresses, the same app specific password does not work. If I log onto their iCloud settings, they do not have the option to generate an app specific password. Their standard iCloud password also does not work.


Am I missing something? This seems to be an oversight that I cannot add iCloud email addresses to the mail app in Windows unless it's a primary iCloud ID. I do not wish to disable MFA.


Any help appreciated!


Cheers,


Jim

Windows, Windows 6

Posted on Apr 6, 2020 7:25 AM

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Posted on Apr 6, 2020 7:38 AM

An app specific password is generated at https://appleid.apple.com using their credentials. They must have either Apple's 2 Factor Authentication or their older 2 Step Verification enabled.


2FA requires an Apple device, but 2SV does not.


2FA >> https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT204915

2SV >> https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT204152



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Apr 6, 2020 7:38 AM in response to Jim Fussell

An app specific password is generated at https://appleid.apple.com using their credentials. They must have either Apple's 2 Factor Authentication or their older 2 Step Verification enabled.


2FA requires an Apple device, but 2SV does not.


2FA >> https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT204915

2SV >> https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT204152



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