If you need to leave your computer temporarily, besides using your Microsoft Windows? At present, there is no way to protect Outlook or lock Outlook with a password at startup except login password or third-party software specially written for Outlook password protection. However, you can create a personal folder file (. Pst): A data file that stores mail and other items on a computer. You can specify the. pst file as the default e-mail delivery location. You can use it. Pst files to back up projects to protect them. ) Set the password. If you use an Internet e-mail account in Outlook (such as POP3 (POP3 common protocol for retrieving e-mail from an Internet e-mail server). ) or HTTP (HTTP (hypertext transfer protocol): a protocol for accessing web pages through the internet. Outlook uses HTTP as the e-mail protocol. ) account), your email will be sent to. Pst data file on the local hard disk of the computer. You can use a password for your. Pst files to prevent accidental intrusion by other users who enjoy your computer.

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On the Go menu, click Folder List.

Please do one of the following:

If you have a POP3 e-mail account, right-click the Personal Folders folder, and then click Personal Folder Properties on the shortcut menu.

If you have an HTTP e-mail account (not supported in Outlook 2000) (such as MSN? Hotmail？ ), right-click the Hotmail folder, and then click Hotmail Properties on the shortcut menu.

On the General tab, click Advanced.

Click Change Password.

In the Change Password dialog box, type your new password and type it again to verify it. The longest password can be 15 characters.

Notes uses strong passwords containing uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers and symbols. Weak passwords do not mix these elements. For example, strong password: Y6dh! Et5. Weak password: House27. Please use a strong password that you can remember, so that you don't have to record the password.

Be sure to clear the Save this password in the password list check box. This can prevent the password from being cached, and you need to type it every time you run Outlook. Don't forget this password.

Click OK three times.

When you click the e-mail account folder, you will be prompted to enter the password. When you gain access, you don't have to enter your password again in this session. If you quit Outlook and then restart it, you will be prompted to enter your password when you click the e-mail account folder.

Important. Pst password function is not designed to prevent hacker attacks. It is just a way to prevent others (such as family) who trust and share the computer from accidentally invading. Another safer way to protect data on a computer shared with other users is to create a password-protected Windows user account for everyone who uses the computer.