Windows 10: My gmail won't sync. And it says 'Support for Windows Mail, Calendar, and People ended on...

My gmail won't sync. And it says 'Support for Windows Mail, Calendar, and People ended on December 31 2024.' Learn more. However when pressing 'try the new outlook' that appears on screen, nothing happens. But the gmail on my phone still works. Any ideas how to recover gmail on laptop?Thank you!!

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Google account (mail / calendar) not syncing in Windows 10

I'm having a problem with the default Mail and Calendar apps in Windows 10. For a while I was able to sync my Google account emails (Gmail) and calendar in those apps, but about a week ago, it has stopped working: the calendar is empty (no events, and no calendars listed), and the emails that were already synced are still there, but syncing doesn't bring any new email.

I tried deleting my Google account from the mail (or calendar) app, by going to "settings -> accounts", and then re-creating the account. I did that three times. Each time I was able to complete the following steps:

1. enter my Gmail address,
   
2. then my Google account password,
   
3. then the confirmation code sent by SMS,
   
4. and finally got to the screen "Windows would like to..." (permissions listing), on which I clicked "Accept" (obviously).
   

The first time, I then got a Windows message "Something went wrong", followed by an error code (I didn't write it down).

The second time, I didn't get this error message, so it looked like the account was successfully created (it appeared in my accounts list in the settings of those apps), but nothing was synced: both apps (mail / calendar) remained empty. (I tried syncing manually by clicking the sync button in the mail app: still nothing, even though the app confirmed that it was "up to date".)

For my third attempt, I had found this question, so I went and created an "app password" in my Google account, specifically for those apps. But when I got to the password screen (step 2 described above) and entered this app password instead of my regular account password, I got an error message (from Google) asking me to enter my account password and not an app password. So I did that, and that got me exactly the same result as my second attempt (account created but nothing synced).

I also tried both answers given on the same question (first via "settings > accounts > add account > Other account", and second via "settings > accounts > add account > Advanced setup"), but none of them worked for me (again, account created but nothing synced).

Has anyone experienced the same problems? How can I make this work?

UPDATE: a few months back (early October 2015) I received an email from Microsoft inviting me to "reconnect to Google" (that was the title of the email). I ignored it for a while, but recently followed the steps in this email and now everything seems to be working fine. So I'm guessing that MS somehow fixed whatever bug it was.

 

Calendar and Contacts on Google account without Gmail service won't sync with Microsoft Calendar and People Apps

On a previous version of Windows 10, or a previous release of the Windows 10 Calendar/Mail/People apps, I could synchronize my Google Calendar and Google Contacts with my Windows 10 Calendar, People and Mail apps—even
when my Google account was never set up with Gmail service enabled. (I used a non-Gmail email address to create the Google account.)

On my Surface Go, which was set up to do this a couple years ago, this functionality persisted through Windows and app updates. However, any attempt to set up syncing the same way on other Windows 10 computers, after some unknown date, has been unsuccessful.
The Google account will properly add, even confirming 2FA before completing with a success notice, but it will not actually sync anything. There are no errors or notices. Google Calendars do not load within the Windows 10 Calendar app, and Google Contacts
never load within the Windows 10 People app or Mail app. The line which normally displays the "Last sync" date (under the account details within the People app settings) is blank. Forcing a sync by right-clicking the account does nothing. After deleting the
account and re-adding it to my Surface Go (which previously synced properly for a couple years), it now behaves the same way and will not sync anything.

Enabling Gmail service by adding an arbitrary @gmail.com email address to the Google account, and then adding the account to Windows again with the arbitrary @gmail.com address, works properly as expected.

To reproduce this:

1. Create a Google account using an email address which is not part of the Gmail domain. (*** Email address is removed for privacy ***)
2. Create some events on the Google Calendar and some contacts within the Google Contacts.
3. Add this Google account to either the Windows 10 People, Calendar, or Mail apps, or within the Windows Settings under "Email & Accounts."
   • Disable syncing for "Email," and leave only "Calendar" and "Contact" syncing, since there is no email service for the Google account.
4. Attempt to view any calendar events or contacts associated with the new, Gmail-less account within Windows 10 Calendar, People, or Mail apps.

To work around the issue:

• Add an arbitrary @gmail.com email address to the Google account to enable Gmail service.

 

Windows Calendar not syncing with Google anymore

Has anyone been having trouble lately with the Windows Calendar App not syncing with Google?

I use Mail/Calendar/People synced up to my Gmail account and have had no problem with it for ages. The last few days, Mail started showing a message that my IMAP settings are preventing it from syncing with my Gmail. I checked everything - IMAP enabled for All mail, trash, inbox, etc... and seems all good. Plus Gmail works fine with the e-mail app on my Samsung Galaxy S9+ so I don't think it's on Google's end.

I ended up deleting and re-adding my Gmail account and then the e-mail is syncing great again, no problems. But now, I can't see any of my Google Calendars in the Calendar App. It shows my Gmail account under the accounts section. Calendar is toggled ON to sync but nothing shows up at all - I just see the Reminders calendar (I use Microsoft To Do app) and nothing else. The Google calendars show up and sync fine on my phone again (Samsung Calendar App) but nothing on my Windows 10 machine.

I've tried repeatedly deleting and re-adding my Google account. I've tried resetting the Mail/Calendar app in Windows 10. I've removed and reinstalled Mail and Calendar, still nothing. Cleaned temp files, etc.. Disabled Anti-virus (ESET Internet Security). I made the upgrade to 1909 and still no luck.

I'm at a loss why it would just stop working like this. Any thoughts/advice? Thanks in advance!