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I'm having trouble connecting to my @iCloud.com email account via MS Outlook. Is the password for the @iCloud.com email account different than my Apple Password? If yes, how do I find or change the iCloud email password?

I'm having trouble connecting to my @iCloud.com email account via MS Outlook.


Is the password for the @iCloud.com email account different than my Apple Password?


If yes, how do I find and/or change the iCloud email password?

Posted on Dec 20, 2021 9:28 AM

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Posted on Dec 20, 2021 9:51 AM

Your Apple ID password works for iCloud too, but...


You may need to create an app-specific password if you are not signed into iCloud on Windows (https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204397)

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I'm having trouble connecting to my @iCloud.com email account via MS Outlook. Is the password for the @iCloud.com email account different than my Apple Password? If yes, how do I find or change the iCloud email password?

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