WIndows Live mail authentification fails and asks for a pin number after using the application password in the two step verification process.

Steps:

Windows Live Mail signon Window appears  when I open Windows Live Mail

I goto Microsoft Security Settings Website(https://account.live.com/proofs/AppPassword) to create application password

I create application password

copy application password and paste it into WLM signon screen

Error message box appears and asks to enter pin number.

I am assuming it requests the pin number used to signon to Windows10

Back to WLM signon screen and enter pin

It then rejects pin number (Of course) -- invalid password.

No clue what to do next.  This process worked in Windows 7 since I didn't have the option of using my Microsoft signon to sign into Windows.  WLM appears to be conflicted between my Windows signon and and my Microsoft signon as I switched to a personal Windows userid, because of all the folder security issues occurring with my Microsoft signon in Windows10.  But that's another story.

This is just an annoyance as I am able to cancel out of the signon screen and continue using WLM.

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