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FIX: Too many simultaneous connections Outlook error

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Updated onApril 11, 2024

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ManyOutlookusers reportedToo many simultaneous connectionsmessage while trying to check their email.

This can be a big problem and prevent you from receiving new emails, but there’s a way to fix this issue, and in this article, we’re going to show you how to do it.

How can I fix simultaneous connections error in Outlook?

1. Use a different desktop client

Too many simultaneous connectionsmessage is usually caused by your email client, most notably Outlook, and if you keep getting this error, you might consider switching to a different email client.

There are many great email clients, no one can deny it. However, if you want one that works and feels like Outlook, we suggest that you try using eM Client.

Keep in mind that it is being constantly updated, so expect to enjoy an error-free experience. Other than that, it’s compatible with both Windows and Mac OS.

eM client

2. Disable Send & Receive All schedule

If you’re gettingToo many simultaneous connectionsOutlookerror, the problem might be your settings.

As you know,Outlookhas a certain schedule and it checks for new emails every few minutes.

However, sometimes you might not be able to receive your emails due to certain settings.

According to users, in order to fix this problem, you just need to disable Send & Receive schedule inOutlook. To do that, you need to follow the above steps.

After disabling this option, the problem withOutlookshould be resolved. We have to warn you that by disabling this optionOutlookwon’t check for new messages automatically, so you’ll have to do that manually.

This is a solid workaround, so feel free to try it out.

3. Check your antivirus

Having a good third-party antivirus is important if you want to protect your PC from online threats.

However, sometimes your antivirus can interfere withOutlookand it can causeToo many simultaneous connectionsOutlook errors to appear.

To fix this problem, it’s advised to disable certain antivirus features and check if that helps. In case that doesn’t work, your next step would be to disable your antivirus entirely.

In several instances, users had to remove their third-party antivirus in order to fix this problem, so you might have to do that as well.

If removing your antivirus solves the problem, you should consider switching to a different antivirus solution.

There aremany great antivirus applications, but if you want maximum protection that won’t interfere with your system, you should then tryESET HOME Security Essential.

4. Install the latest updates

If you’re gettingToo many simultaneous connectionserrors inOutlook, the problem might be the missing updates.

To ensure that this issue doesn’t appear, it’s advised that you updateOutlookto the latest version and check if that solves the problem.

In addition toOutlook, it’s important that you update Windows as well.

By default, Windows 10 downloads the updates automatically, but you can also check for updates manually, as described above.

Windows will now check for available updates and download them automatically in the background. ]Once you download the updates, restart your PC to install them. Once your system andOutlookare up to date, check if the problem is still there.

5. Sign out from certain devices or applications

Too many simultaneous connectionsmessage can appear due to certain limitations in Gmail.

In case you don’t know, you can have 15 simulations connections to your Gmail account, and if you exceed this limit, you’ll get the aforementioned error message.

It’s worth mentioning that certain applications can use two or more connections to access Gmail, so if you have several email clients or multiple devices connected to your Gmail account, it’s possible to quickly exceed this limit.

To fix this problem, it’s advised to sign out of certain email clients on your PC, phone, or tablet.

After you sign out on a couple of clients, the problem should be resolved, and you’ll be able to access Gmail once again.

If you want, you can also sign out of all sessions. However, you’ll have to log back in again in every client manually.

After doing that, you’ll be signed out from Gmail on all other devices and the issue should now be resolved.

Keep in mind that you’ll need to sign back in manually on each email client, but that shouldn’t be a big problem.

6. Check your password

Too many simultaneous connectionsOutlookerrors can occur if your password was changed or if it’s expired. This can be a problem, but you can fix it simply by resetting your password.

Once you reset your password you need to make changes inOutlookand change your login credentials accordingly.

After doing that, the problem should be completely resolved and everything should start working again.

7. Change Server Timeout value

Too many simultaneous connectionserror messagecan appear due to Server Timeout value, and in order to fix this issue, you need to make a couple of adjustments.

Apparently, if the Server Timeout value is too long, the client will try to make additional connections causing this error to occur.

After making these changes, check if the problem is still there.

8. Use webmail

If you keep gettingToo many simultaneous connectionsOutlookerror, you might be able to fix the problem simply by using webmail.

Almost all email providers offer webmail, so if you keep getting error messages inOutlook, you might want to try using webmail for the time being.

Webmail doesn’t have many problems that desktop clients have, so if you have any issues, we suggest that you try using webmail as a temporary solution.

Too many simultaneous connections Outlookerror will prevent you from receiving any new email messages, but you should be able to fix this problem using one of our solutions.

Use them when dealing with these issues too:

FIX: Too many simultaneous connections Outlook error#

How can I fix simultaneous connections error in Outlook?#

1. Use a different desktop client#

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2. Disable Send & Receive All schedule#

3. Check your antivirus#

4. Install the latest updates#

5. Sign out from certain devices or applications#

6. Check your password#

7. Change Server Timeout value#

8. Use webmail#