Question :
I have installed the iCloud application on my PC running Windows 10, and added my iCloud email-address to Windows Mail.app (or Outlook) without a problem, but now I keep getting an error message saying “Your iCloud Account Settings Are Out Of Date”… when I click on it, I get an option to have this fixed by Windows 10 itself, but then nothing happens… the problem remains, and I am not receiving any eMails in my iCloud mailbox…
I have checked on iCloud.com and my PC is listed as a registered device, and there is no error showing in the iCloud application on Windows either…
What can I do to fix this ?
Answer :
Somewhere during 2017 Apple has changed the security settings of the iCould services : it is now obligatory to enable two-factor-authentication on your iCloud account if you want to connect from any non-Apple device : from now on you will need to generate an application-specific password for Windows Mail.app (or Outlook)…
Here’s how to do that :
- setup two-factor-authentication on your iCloud account as outlined here
- then, make sure you have the iCloud for Windows application installed on your PC ; if you need to reinstalled it, you can download it here
- then, make sure you have the iCloud for Windows application setup properly ; open the iCloud for Windows application and make sure there is a checkmark at “Mail” (and at “Contacts”, “Calendars” and “Tasks” if you want to sync those also)
- then, make sure you have added your iCloud mailbox to Windows Mail.app (or Outlook) ; if it’s not listed, add it (again)
- then, generate an application specific password as outlined here
- then, make sure that you input the application specific password you have just generated as the password for your iCloud mailbox in the Windows Mail.app (or Outlook) Settings
That’s it !
NOTE : do NOT use your regular iCloud-password for Windows Mail.app (or Outlook) any longer, it won’t work.
enjoy 😉
MacManus.nl 
I too am using a Windows 10 PC and I get the same message”Icloud account settings out of date
I can go online and use the 2 factor verification and then there’s no problem. However the message come down on my notifications every day
@Ralph Herz :
Thanks for your feedback.
Sorry for taking quite some time to reply – I do not always have a PC to test to my disposal.
On the other hand : Time seems to have been the main remedy for similar problems…
…since there seems to have been a temporary problem with iCloud-mail within Windows.
So the fix seems to be to just update your settings this way :
– on your PC, in Windows go to :
– Start –> Apple Software Update
– wait for the software to check for updates and if any are found, install those
– else, click OK
– then, go to :
– Start –> iCloud –> iCloud
– in the iCloud window that opens, uncheck “Mail, Contacts, Calendars, and Tasks” (the checkmark was blue probably) and click Apply
– then (re)check “Mail, Contacts, Calendars, and Tasks” and click Apply
– now the checkmark should be black
– then click Close
– then, go to :
– Start –> Mail
– then check your iCloud mailbox, and you will (should ?) see that there are no error messages
Hope this helps ! enjoy 😉
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