For managed environments, we use Intune or Group Policy to force sign-in credential sync and clear old tokens. Boost your SMB’s security and compliance with Microsoft 365 Business Premium. Discover Defender and Purview add-ons for enterprise-grade protection at SMB-friendly pricing. This means that the authentication setup for your sync is no longer valid. This can happen for the a number reasons particularly if your sync authenticates using Delegated Permissions. You will need to have the correct privileges set on your Azure account in order to set up the M365 sync.

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We tell users to sign out completely and remove stored credentials from Windows Credential Manager or their device’s keychain. Sometimes, rejoining the device to Azure AD or just reauthenticating in Office apps does the trick. This pops up a lot after admins reset a password in the Microsoft 365 admin center. That changes the password in Microsoft Entra ID, but not right away in your local Active Directory. You end up with mismatched passwords between the cloud and your local network. The Users Loaded count will be 0 if all users fail to meet the system's requirements for user records.

What to do when Office 365 password reset doesn’t sync across devices

Real-time collaboration is at the core of Microsoft 365; however, issues can arise due to permissions, software version conflicts, or connectivity problems. Find out what to do if you are having issues with syncing users or groups from Microsoft 365. It seems to be some sort of error with the user not being able to connect and sync with recreate Outlook profile step by step M365 servers. We also scan Event Viewer logs under Applications and Services Logs → Directory Synchronization for Event IDs like 650–657 (for sync activity). Errors like Event ID 611 point to invalid replication data or outdated software. On the sync server, we open the Synchronization Service Manager and check that the last sync finished without errors.

Login & Sync Errors: Personal & Business Microsoft 365 Accounts on Same Device

Start by disconnecting the device from Work or School Account settings, then reconnect with the user’s updated password. Cached credentials on Windows or mobile devices can block the update. We tell users to sign out and sign back in with the new password. Running the Azure AD Connect Health tool gives you alerts for sync errors and interruptions. Keeping Azure AD Connect up to date and testing sync regularly helps password resets flow like they’re supposed to.

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The Users Processed count will be 0 is there are no users in the synced dataset after filtering. The sync will fail if the groups you selected to load users from no longer exist in Azure AD. Typically this is because the selected groups have been deleted from Azure AD since the M365 sync was configured on your account. To get the sync working you will either need to delete users or have the user limit on your Outlook stuck updating folders solution account increased. Users I create within the Office 365 portal are fine, so I assume it is something to do with Azure AD Connect. We have reset the router, checked internet speeds, signed in and out of M365 apps, reinstalled apps and checked for Windows updates.



You'll also receive a mail (to the alternate FixTechGuide Office 365 troubleshooting email and to your admin email) from Microsoft 365 that indicates your tenant has encountered directory synchronization errors. For details see Identify directory synchronization errors in Microsoft 365. We check that the Work or School Account in Windows Settings is active and linked to the right domain. If there’s a sync error, we disconnect and reconnect the account.

Common Causes of Office 365 Password Reset Sync Issues

• Devices sometimes keep using cached passwords even after a successful sync.
• The Summary sheet on the spreadsheet attachment of your sync summary includes an Updated User Count and User Limit.
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• The sync will fail if it can't find any users that comply with your filtering preferences or the system's requirements for user records.

TrustedTech delivers unbeatable customer service, with experts in licensing and high-level technicians always on-call to answer your tech issues in-depth. TrustedTech is a Microsoft CSP Direct Bill Partner with all six Solutions Partner designations and decades of expertise in licensing, support, and cloud infrastructure. If you're looking for smarter ways to manage, secure, or optimize your Microsoft 365 (M365) environment, our U.S.-based team is here to help. The error message in the Summary sheet of the Sync Summary spreadsheet attachment can also highlight the reason for this. Both of our authentication methods can fail if the Enterprise Applications entry for the sync in Azure AD is deleted or if it has had its permissions modified. I didn't try logging in originally, I just assumed they'd work, and so tried migrating mailboxes.