No login prompt for Exchange

It is possible to suppress the login prompt that appears in Outlook, when trying to connect to an Exchange server via Outlook Web Access.

This prompt can be skipped:

• Close Outlook
• Get the Exchange server name: Control Panel -> Mail (32 bit) -> Email accounts... -> View or change existing e-mail accounts -> Double click the "Exchange" account
• The microsoft exchange server name, e.g. exmbx01.acmexchange.com, becomes the exchange server name: *.acmexchange.com
• Get the webserver name: -> More settings -> Connection -> Exchange proxy settings
• The connection settings URL, e.g. webmail.acmeweb.com, becomes the webserver name: *.acmeweb.com
• Set proxy authentication settings: NTLM authentication
• Start the Credential Manager: Control Panel -> Credential Manager
• Add a windows credential, e.g. for jim@acme.com
  a. internet or network address: *.acmeweb.com
  b. username: jim@acme.com
  c. password: pwd
• Add another windows credential
  a. internet or network address: *.acmexchange.com
  b. username: jim@acme.com
  c. password: pwd

Start Outlook and send/receive. The login popup should be gone.

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