Settings Wants to use Windows.net to sign in

I temporarily suspended my work email while I was on FMLA. Now trying to add it back to my iPhone and it wants me to re-enter my password.

When I try, it goes immediately to this darn windows.net pop up. Hitting cancel takes me out and I'm not able to enter my password.

HOW can I get past this pop up? I'm not interested in sharing info with windows.net

Thanks for any advice

It's a 100% legitimate. If you just go ahead and click continue, you will see the standard microsoft exchange pop up for you to enter your username and password. It's just a re-login feature that you have to do when you transfer data to a new phone, etc.

I have worked with 2 others on this, here are 2 ways to work around:

1- Use Outlook client

2- Delete the account and re-add it [for those who don't like outlook client]

I find it weird that re-adding the account did not popup the 'settings wants to use windows.net'

It looks malicious until proven otherwise.

It’s a website hosted on Windows.net, and the user tapped a link to that site.

My input on this is slightly different. I have had this with (x1) user today and of course anything that is asking for sign in information we already treat with utter caution.

But when I checked the users sign in logs (Azure AD) I could match the time of the request and the device ID which to me seems enough info to realize that it is legitimate.

Happy to have other thoughts on my findings to this.

Did you find a fix for this? I don’t like the outlook app.

If your work email is MS Exchange you need to contact your IT department to resolve this. Microsoft is in the process of transitioning from passwords to passkeys, and the windows.net link may have something to do with that.

Just tap Cancel, unless the user wants to access that site.