How To Fix Email Error 0x800ccc0e?

The email error 0x800CCC0E is the most common error that occurs in the Outlook email client. It is a communication error that creates an issue with the ability to send and receive e-mails. This error might occur if the Port settings in Outlook are wrongly configured. The error is also caused when Outlook does not authenticate your email account while trying to send a message to the server.

The error code appears with the following message- The connection to the server has failed. Account: ‘your_account’, Server:’your_SMTP_server’, Protocol: SMTP, Port: 25, Secure (SSL): NO, Socket error: 10061, Error Number: 0x800ccc0e

Some common fixes to resolve the error code 0X800CCC0E in Outlook are listed below.

Check your Internet Connection

The primary troubleshooting option is to check the internet connection to your computer.
If the internet connection is faulty, check to see if the computer is configured to the router properly.
Log in to your router settings in the browser by entering its IP address and the login credentials and solve the connectivity issues if any.
Also, make sure you have the recipient's e-mail address entered correctly, else you will find the mail sending being failed.

Check settings for the e-mail account

The incoming, outgoing, username and password settings for the email account in Outlook can also be a cause for the email error 0x800CCC0E.
Check the account settings and make proper changes to the IMAP and SMTP servers. Make sure the port numbers are entered correctly with the appropriate TLS/SSL encryption.
To make changes, click on the following options in order
Files > Tools > Account Settings. When the account settings window opens, click on the E-mail tab and select the e-mail account from the list.
When the new e-mail window opens, click the More Settings button.
In the outgoing server window that opens check to see if the information entered is correct.

Change server port number

Open Outlook.

Select the following options in order, File > Tools > Account Settings.

Click on the E-mail tab in the account settings window.

Select your e-mail id from the list.

A new E-mail account window should open.

Click on the More Settings button and the new e-mail window will open.

Navigate to the Advanced tab and make change the Outgoing server (SMTP) port number to 587.

Click on OK to apply the changes.

In the Outgoing server tab, click the checkbox My Outgoing Server (SMTP) requires Authentication.

Restart your Outlook application to see if the error persists.

Increase Server Timeout Setting

Launch your Outlook application.
Navigate to the File tab and click the Info button.
Click on Account Settings, then click the Target account, and the Change button.
Click More Settings and click the Advanced tab.
You can increase the server timeout settings until the email error 0x800CCC0E is resolved.