Windows 10: I can't log into my Microsoft account from Windows 10. I keep getting "oops...we're sorry...

Originally I didn't have a working windows update so after 2 days of trying to fix it, I reinstalled with the media tool and kept my apps. That made update work again, but now I can't log into my windows account after signing out of it from my profile.

When I run the internet troubleshooter its telling "The device or resource www.microsoft.com is not set up to accept connections on port "The World Wide Web service HTTP"."

All of my internet applications work. Chrome works, Mail works at least with gmail, the Windows Store is showing internet content, etc. I can ping google.com just fine. Windows update works but throws intermittent errors.


I've done EVERY stupid guide I can find on the internet, so before you suggest something read through the list:

1. Did a full system reset and kept my apps from the media creation tool.

1. Created a new profile and tried to sign in. OOOOOPs.

2. Made sure all of my internet settings were default. No Proxy. Security zones and internet options are reset from the control panel.
3. Deleted the network adapter off the device manager. Reinstalled it.

4. Tried safe mode.

5. Turned off my firewall.

6. Did a full network reset.

7. Tried another wifi network. Tried tethering from my phone. Tried bluetooth tethering.

8. Made sure my TCP/IP settings are all set for DHCP

9. Did all the CMD commands to reset the network stack.
10. Rebooted several times.
11. Tried SFC and DISM and turned up nothing.

My last resort is to just format the drive and reinstall windows, but then I would be spending likely a few weeks just reinstalling and reconfiguring everything!

I've already wasted a day getting nowhere here. I cannot think of any other solutions that might work or would help isolate the problem.

Anything using my account is broken. Mail, the Store, etc.

When I log into the store it tells me it will use windows hello to confirm my account and that its already present in the profile. Which made me think my profile was corrupt, but creating a new user and trying to log in fails all the same.

Anyone else have any bright ideas?

:)

 

Windows 10 Tweaks

As you may already know, Windows 10 (as well as Windows 8) allow you to log in with a valid Microsoft account, instead of creating a local account that only works on your machine. However, you may prefer to keep a local account for privacy reasons. If you do, though, some Windows 10 features—like Cortana—may not work. Despite the default behavior, the Windows 10 Store is not one of them. You can still log in to your Microsoft account for just the Store without switching to a full Microsoft account. The process, however, is not terribly obvious. To do so, follow these steps:

• Launch the Store from your Start menu.
• Click the user icon next to the search box.
• Click “Sign-in” from the menu that appears.
• Choose “Microsoft account” and log in like normal.
• When the “Make it yours” box appears do not enter your password. Instead, click “Sign in to just this app instead.”

from Lifehacker

 

Strange Windows 10 User Account issue.

Unfortunately I had done those steps numerous reboots, it just, reappears for no good reason. The base account isn't even a Microsoft account, it's a local account.

I haven't quite tried the built in administrator account on W10, but so far in my experience on my own computer, the built in account seemed to have absolutely no more control than I did on my own.

It's just strange, I go in, it warns me twice about deleting the account, then it's gone. Reboot, and it's back?

EDIT: Just to specify, both command line and Netplwiz both say only HIS account exists on the computer, it doesn't list this rogue account. This is what I meant in my first post about the fact that even Windows doesn't seem to believe it exists, HALF the time. *Frown

 

Windows 10

you don't have to use a Microsoft account....
I know I'm not.