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Configure Outlook for Office 365 without Autodiscover – Best Method

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Published By Deepa Pandey
Ashwani Tiwari
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Published On November 27th, 2023
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Category Office 365

Are you searching how to configure Outlook for Office 365 with autodiscover. Then, no need to worry simply read this blog and know the solution. So, start the article..

Introduction: –

Outlook automatically discovers its setting while configuring it to Office 365. But some time autodiscovery features unable to setup configuration. So here find the manual method to configure outlook for office 365 without autodiscover feature. It also shows an error “Outlook searching for settings office 365” or Exchange Online.

Any version of Outlook can configure Office 365 like Outlook 2016, 2013, 2010, 2007, etc. The user can easily fix Outlook searching for settings office 365. In this post, I will explain a manual method to configure Outlook for office 365 without autodiscover feature. Fix all issues by following the steps mentioned below:

Extra Guide for Office 365 User

We all are aware of the advantages of Office 365. Microsoft claims 100% data security. But we also know that data can be lost due to human error or natural disaster. So, it is recommended that you always take a backup of Office 365 Mailbox.

Steps to Configure Outlook for Office 365

Below are some steps which you need to perform while configuring outlook for Exchange online or Office 365.

Step 1: – Determine the Mailbox Server Name & Proxy Server URL

  • Go to Office 365 portal and Log in with your account details.
  • Hit on the Office 365 Tab.
  • Now check the checkbox Outlook Autodicover and hit Next.
  • Provide your information and click on Perform Test.
  • A page will open, simply hit on Expand All option.
  • Locate first <server> tag.
  • Now find the value like 786c9881-008b-49f5-83ab-ef158c37c521@domain.com. This is your hostname, you need to copy this for later use.

If Auto-Discover Feature is not Enabled then:

The server name and proxy server URL can be found even the auto-discover features are not enabled. Follow the steps:

  • Go to the PowerShell Editor and run the given command.
  • Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted
  • $LiveCred = Get-Credential (use your Login credentials).
  • $Session = New-PSSession -ConfigurationName Microsoft.Exchange -ConnectionUri https://ps.outlook.com/powershell/ -Credential $LiveCred -Authentication Basic -AllowRedirection
  • Import-PSSession $Session
  • Get-Mailbox -Identity user_name | select ExchangeGUID

Step 2: – Now Create New Profile In Outlook

Step 3: – Change the Exchange Server Proxy Setting

  1. Provide your email address in the User Name field.
  2. Click on More Settings.
  3. If pop up prompted with an error “action cannot be completed”, click OK
  4. Hit on Security tab, and then select Configure Security Settings and switch the network security option to “Anonymous Authentication”.
  5. After that click on the Connection tab.
  6. Select option Connect to Microsoft Exchange using HTTP.
  7. At the end hit on Exchange Proxy Settings.

Step 4: – Connect to Proxy Server

Here you will see an option to Use this URL to connect to my proxy server for Exchange box. Simply type outlook.office365.com in it and perform the below-mentioned steps to configure Outlook for Office 365.

  • First, enable “only connect to proxy servers that have this principal name in their certificate” and then type msstd:outlook.com.
  • Select the On fast networks, connect using HTTP first, then connect using TCP/IP check box, and select the on slow networks, connect using HTTP first, then connect using TCP/IP check box.
  • Now from Proxy Authentication Settings, click on Basic Authentication.
  • Hit on OK two times.
  • After that click on Check Names After the server name and username are displayed with an underline Then hit on Next.
  • At the end, click Finish and close all opened window.

By following all the steps mentioned above you can configure Outlook for Office 365 without autodiscover feature of Outlook. These steps are applicable to all versions of Outlook Like 2019, 2016, 2013, 2010, 2007, etc.

Tips for Outlook Users

Data is highly important for the individual or organizational level. If you are an Outlook user, Then you should have an Outlook Emails Recovery solution. It will secure all your important data.

Final Words!!

I hope that after reading the post, It will become quite easy to configure Outlook for Office 365 without autodiscover feature of Outlook.