One of the most important aspects that Microsoft takes into account when working on their projects, whether in Windows or any other, is security. And this is one of the most important sections in the world of technology in general.
This is something that is fundamentally due to the fact that with the passage of time we increasingly deal with a greater amount of personal or sensitive data. That is why one of the software giants such as Microsoft, tries to protect its hundreds of millions of users. To do this, it implements a series of security measures on its platforms, and how could it be otherwise, Windows is included here. To say that these are measures that are currently used in most of the programs and platforms that we use.
Thus, whether by password or any other similar method, we protect our data and equipment in a more or less acceptable way. As an example, in order to access a Windows-based PC, we generally have to enter some access credentials. Usually these correspond to the account and password of the user in question.
This is something we do on a daily basis, although sometimes we may encounter a problem in this regard, as we are going to show you.
We tell you all this because on certain occasions and unexpectedly, when we are going to log in with the Microsoft account in Windows, we cannot. Specifically, we mean that the team itself shows us an error with the account as such. This is something that we can clearly see, since Windows shows us an error message related to the account itself. This can appear right off the bat, so at first we do not know what the failure itself is due to.
To give us an idea, this message we are talking about lets us see that there has been a problem with the Microsoft account. At the same time, the operating system itself recommends that we fix it as soon as possible so that everything returns to normal. Well, it should be mentioned that initially it is quite likely that there is no specific reason why this happens. Therefore, in the event that we are looking for a solution to this problem, we are going to give you some possible solutions to carry out to solve it.
How to fix Microsoft account sign-in errors
To say that this is a Windows bug that we can even find suddenly and for no apparent reason. In fact, this failure with the account can happen even without having carried out any recent changes in the operating system itself. Of course, this will usually result in some uncertainty about the failure , since we know what it may be due to.
Of course, something that we must take into account are the inconveniences derived from all this. And it is that if we do not have the Microsoft account validated as it should in Windows , some of the functions of will not work. Therefore, at that point, this is something that we should solve in one way or another.
For all the aforementioned, in the event that we encounter this failure, say that one of the possible solutions that we can use is to change the authentication mode.
Change the way you access Windows securely
With this, what we want to tell you is that we can select a password to access the system and therefore the account, instead of using a PIN . To say that this is something that we can achieve from the Windows Configuration application, which we can access from the Win + I key combination. Next we go to the Accounts / Login options option.
In the new window that appears, we will no longer have to select the password option in case we used the Windows Hello PIN option first. Keep in mind that Windows 10 itself offers users several options for access to the computer. Among these we find the possibility of using a secure password, or doing it through a PIN. With this, what we achieve is to protect access to the operating system, but many prefer to use a PIN mainly because it is easier to remember and enter to access the PC .
But as we mentioned, many users have complained that sometimes there is a problem when using the aforementioned PIN. In fact, this is precisely what is responsible for the above-mentioned error message. We are talking about changing this PIN for the password because it is the most common, but we can also opt for any of the other options.
Turn off the Shared Experiences feature
But this one that we have just mentioned is not the only way to solve the failure with the Windows account. We tell you this because another possible solution that we can use is the one referring to shared experiences. Specifically, we refer to the possibility of deactivating this function of Windows Shared Experiences . It should be mentioned that this is something that by default is activated in Windows 10 and causes the error we are talking about.
For all this, in the event that we find the failure of the account that we are commenting on, we can try to deactivate this functionality if it is active. In order to achieve this that we are talking about, it is something we do again from the Settings application. Thus, we only have to make use of the Win + I key combination that we discussed earlier. In this specific case, we must click on the System section, where we will see the option called Shared experiences located in the left panel.
At this point we only have to deactivate both switches that we find here in order to try to solve the failure we are dealing with. And assuming that none of this works, what we can try is to log out and start it again with the password of the local account.
Most common errors when logging in to Windows
Problem to start Microsoft account in Windows
This is a failure that can sometimes occur once we have already accessed the operating system. However, once inside, it cannot authenticate to the Microsoft account. This is something that can happen suddenly and for no apparent reason. Therefore the best we can do in that case is to restart the computer to see if this is solved. We can also try to access the PC with a different account to see if it is something generic, or just happens with our original account.
You can’t log in with your account
Contrary to what happens in the previous case, here we cannot access the equipment. With this, what we want to tell you is that when trying to authenticate in Windows, the operating system itself does not allow it. Therefore, at this point, there are several options that we can use. The first thing will be to ensure that the password we are typing is really the correct one. The same happens with the account associated with it, check that we are writing it correctly. Check that you do not have the caps lock key active or restart again to ensure that it is not a specific problem.