Outlook: Show password
You can easily display a password in Microsoft Office Outlook. We show you how this works in this practical tip. Only the master password for Outlook cannot be easily read out.
Outlook: Show passwords
- Download the free Mail PassView tool.
- Unzip the archive on your desktop and open the tool.
- Wait for the list of passwords to load and look for the forgotten password.
- Make a note of the respective password or remember it and then close the program.
- Alternatively, you can save the password in the program.
Outlook: forgot master password - what to do?
- You have the option of securing your Outlook files with a master password.
- If you have forgotten this password, you will no longer be able to start Outlook or access your mails.
- Unfortunately there is no way to read or crack the forgotten password.
- To be able to access your mails, you have to reinstall Outlook on your PC.
- To do this, use the free Revo Uninstaller tool and select "Intensive" as the method.
- After uninstalling, you have the option to delete leftover files, folders and registry entries. Then reinstall Outlook and set up your account so that you can read your mail again.
If the password is not displayed in the program, we will show you in the next practical tip what you can do if you have forgotten your Outlook password.