{"id":166,"date":"2025-10-29T09:54:53","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T09:54:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/m365.pinoychismix.com\/?post_type=ufaq&#038;p=166"},"modified":"2025-10-29T09:54:54","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T09:54:54","slug":"why-cant-i-sign-in-to-microsoft-365-even-though-i-entered-my-password-correctly","status":"publish","type":"ufaq","link":"https:\/\/m365.pinoychismix.com\/index.php\/ufaq\/why-cant-i-sign-in-to-microsoft-365-even-though-i-entered-my-password-correctly\/","title":{"rendered":"Why can\u2019t I sign in to Microsoft 365 even though I entered my password correctly?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"ewd-ufaq-faq-list ewd-ufaq-page-type-distinct ewd-ufaq-category-tabs-\" id='ewd-ufaq-faq-list'>\n\n\t<input type='hidden' name='show_on_load' value='' id='ewd-ufaq-show-on-load' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='include_category' value='' id='ewd-ufaq-include-category' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='exclude_category' value='' id='ewd-ufaq-exclude-category' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='orderby' value='title' id='ewd-ufaq-orderby' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='order' value='asc' id='ewd-ufaq-order' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='post_count' value='-1' id='ewd-ufaq-post-count' \/>\n<input type='hidden' name='current_url' value='\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ufaq\/166' id='ewd-ufaq-current-url' \/>\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-faqs'>\n\n\t\t<div  class=\"ewd-ufaq-faq-div ewd-ufaq-faq-column-count-one ewd-ufaq-faq-responsive-columns- ewd-ufaq-faq-display-style-default ewd-ufaq-can-be-toggled\" id='ewd-ufaq-post-166-2WnhZHx0zO' data-post_id='166'>\n\n\t\t\n\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-faq-title ewd-ufaq-faq-toggle'>\n\t\n\t<a class='ewd-ufaq-post-margin'  href='#' role=\"button\">\n\n\t\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-post-margin-symbol ewd-ufaq-'>\n\t\t\t<span >A<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-faq-title-text'>\n\n\t\t\t<h4>\n\t\t\t\tWhy can\u2019t I sign in to Microsoft 365 even though I entered my password correctly?\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-clear'><\/div>\n\n\t<\/a>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-faq-body' >\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-faq-categories'>\n\t\n\tCategories:\n\t\n\t\tOthers\n\t\n\t\tSecurity &amp; Compliance\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class='ewd-ufaq-post-margin ewd-ufaq-faq-post'>\n\t\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Microsoft 365 enforces a <strong>strict password policy<\/strong> that requires passwords to include <strong>uppercase letters and numbers<\/strong>. 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