Windows 10: Can't sign in with a specific account in any windows service... error 0x800704cf....

Whenever I try to sign in with my windows account, I have this message:It is not related to the internet nor the machine, because of 2 points:- I can log with another account with no issue.- I can't log on this account on other machines on other internets.... the error seems to be account specific. This account is almost older than internet itself old hotmail address that was merged with outlook, and was hacked in the past.I tried to associate another email to the windows account and was unable to fix the issue.

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Error code 0x800704cf when signing into Microsoft account

Hi, I’m Nicole, I’ll be happy to help you out today.

Error code 0x800704cf is a Windows error code that often appears when trying to access Microsoft services. It typically indicates a problem with the Windows Firewall, or with the network configuration of the device.

In your case, it could be possible that the previous hacking incident may have caused issues with your account's settings on your Windows 11 PC, which is why you are encountering the error when trying to sign in to Microsoft apps on that device.

To resolve this issue, try the following steps:

Check your Windows Firewall settings to make sure that the Microsoft apps you're trying to use are allowed to connect to the internet.

Disable and then re-enable your network connection and see if the issue persists.

Try resetting your Windows 11 PC to its default settings.

Try logging in to the affected Microsoft account on another device or web browser, to see if the issue is specific to your Windows 11 PC.

Regards.

 

That annoying 0x800704cf error...


This is something I see with every fresh installation of Windows 8 and later.

I have a file server, called FILES, which is a Windows 8.1 Pro machine with a bunch of shared folders. I use several Windows 10 Pro machines to connect to these shares over Ethernet or WiFi (Netgear R8000 router).

I use basic password-based authentication. I.e. all machines have the same set of user accounts with identical passwords. All machines belong to default WORKGROUP. Homegroups are disabled. Windows Firewall is disabled on all machines as well. The network is designated as private.

Now, once I log into my Windows 10 user account, I open File Explorer, hit 'Network' and see FILES listed as a machine on my network. This means that network discovery works fine.

I double click on FILES icon and see the full list of all available shares on FILES. So this part works fine as well.

But then, when I click on a specific share (say, 'Storage'), I get an error message





Trying to click on the same share (or other shares) produces the same error. But it happens only for about 20-40 seconds after the first click. After that, the next click suddenly successfully opens the share and everything works fine after that. All other shares on FILES also begin working perfectly.

However, if I leave FILES alone for a while and then return back to it, the same behavior happens again. First click of FILES shares generate 0x800704cf error, but after a short while everything starts working again.

What is the reason for this annoying error? I see it mentioned on the Net quite a few times, but no definitive answer.

 

getting error 0x800704cf when trying to sign in to Microsoft store on windows 10

I'm getting error 0x800704cf when trying to sign in to Microsoft store and its saying I'm not connected to the internet. Everything else is connecting and I'm able to sign in to Microsoft on the web browser.
I've tried everything on this list How to Fix Microsoft Store Error 0x800704cf - Saint plus more. Any help is appreciated!