In the event a Issue:
User is unable to connect their Gmail account to their Outlook email client it .
Solution:
2-Step (Multi-factor) authentication with Gmail provides an additional layer of security to your Gmail account. It is recommended that the 2-step verification be turned back on after adding the account to Outlook.
It may be necessary to turn off 2 step verification within Gmail first.Here are the directions to do so :
Turning off 2-Step Verification
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