Windows 10 Games Cannot Sign Into the Xbox Account

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  1. Windows 10 Games Cannot Sign Into the Xbox Account


    I posted this in the Windows 10 community, who then pointed me here....

    When my Son logs into our Windows 10 PC and tries to access games, the games cannot connect to his Xbox live account. When the games are launched it prompts to access his account. Clicking "Allow Access" gives no errors, the prompt disappears as expected and
    the games continue to launch and are playable, but the games never connect to his account. A few games I'm referring too are games such as Cut the Rope,
    Rayman Fiesta Run, and Ilomilo Plus.

    When I log into the same PC all those same games connect just fine to my Xbox live account. Why?

    There are only two games that allow him to connect to his Xbox live account: Minecraft and Solitaire. So why do these connect ok?

    I checked the region and date & time settings. All are correct across the accounts.

    I also tried to temporarily disable the firewall and antivirus. That had no impact.

    Thanks for your help.

    :)
     
    Jason Zimmerman, Dec 16, 2015
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  2. BlindmanEX
    BlindmanEX Guest
    Xbox required for Cross Play?

    Can I be signed into the same game on Xbox One and my Windows 10 PC?

    At any single point in time, you may only sign into the game on one Xbox One console or one Windows 10 PC. You cannot be signed into the same game on both an Xbox One console and a Windows 10 PC at the same time.

    From the link posted above
     
    BlindmanEX, Dec 16, 2015
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  3. read1734
    read1734 Guest
    Games not launching (but they were yesterday)

    I am also finding that I cannot sign into my xbox app and cannot play the games. It has only happened recently and means that I cannot access it. I am on Windows 10 on a lap top.
     
    read1734, Dec 16, 2015
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  4. Bestlano
    Bestlano Guest

    Windows 10 Games Cannot Sign Into the Xbox Account

    Hi Asphalt, I have reported this to developers. If we have further questions we will contact you.

    Thanks for reporting and feedback.

    Best
     
    Bestlano, Dec 17, 2015
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  5. I had a theory that it was not allowing my son connect to Xbox because the games were purchased under my account, which may be why I can connect just fine to Xbox through the games but he cannot. To test this out, I uninstalled one of them, then signed
    in as my son and purchased and downloaded the game under his account. It still did not allow him to connect to Xbox through the game.

    Also, when I try through a game like Angry Birds: Star Wars it reads, "Sorry, we can't sign you in. Try signing in at Xbox.com, then start this app again." Well, I tried that and it didn't work.

    I don't think it is a problem with the apps. The only games that my son is allowed to sign in to are the two Xbox games that were preinstalled on this tablet at the time of purchase. Coincidentally, when he logs into his account on Xbox.com, then clicks
    on his profile, it says "Uh oh....that shouldn't have happened. It appears you've found a glitch in the system. Please try again later."
     
    Jason Zimmerman, Dec 20, 2015
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  6. Here is the detailed error if it means anything to you:

    Uh oh... that shouldn't have happened.

    It appears you've found a glitch in the system. Please try again later.

    date: 12/21/2015 4:02:00 AM

    s: VmqyAgz0ZaY1YsBeW2MrtICb1HONz4rKIajn6kd0h2s=

    req: a28736b2-3d3c-48ed-9ae5-3038d6814153

    _____________

    Also, he has no problems at all logging in and using the Xbox app.
     
    Jason Zimmerman, Dec 20, 2015
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  7. Thanks asphaltpilotR6,

    I'll pass this on to the development team to aid in their investigation.

    ~Hammer
     
    BroHammersley, Dec 21, 2015
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  8. dper1
    dper1 Guest

    Windows 10 Games Cannot Sign Into the Xbox Account

    I am having the same problem. When I start a game on my desktop everything works fine, but when I try to start a game on my tablet it cannot sign me in, have tried uninstalling and re-installing them. It still does not work. Solitaire works fine on both
    devices, jigsaw and mahjong only work on the desktop.
     
    dper1, Dec 21, 2015
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  9. TracyJonesVP
    TracyJonesVP Guest
    I am also having the same problem. For most of my games, but not all. I have also tried the steps of uninstalling, reinstalling, updating everything, plus multiple other suggestions I have found by spending hours on this. Windows 10, surface book.
     
    TracyJonesVP, Jan 12, 2016
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  10. CaseyMom
    CaseyMom Guest
    I've also been having this same problem for the last 2-3 days. I have no problem signing into my computer and going online and I can 'open' my Microsoft games, but it never signs me into my Microsoft account, so I can't play the daily games. I can't even
    get the weather app to work correctly. It's very frustrating trying to find out how to get help about this problem. I even ran some sort of app/troubleshooter, but it didn't find anything wrong on my end. So this has to be a Microsoft/Xbox problem.
     
    CaseyMom, Jan 13, 2016
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  11. I have not been able to sign into the MS games for over a week now. have uninstalled and reinstalled all of them and even installed the Xbox (Beta) app. Nothing helps. It shouldn't take this long to fix the problem. it seems the problem is quite widespread.
    The only MS game that works is an "Xbox Live" game. All my broken games are "Xbox" games. Very, very frustrating!
     
    RentalPepper928, Jan 14, 2016
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  12. Hey everyone,

    Sorry to hear you're still experiencing this. The development team is aware of this issue and working to resolve it. Thank you for your patience!

    ~Hammer
     
    BroHammersley, Jan 15, 2016
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  13. erlinmeyer
    erlinmeyer Guest

    Windows 10 Games Cannot Sign Into the Xbox Account

    Also am seeing "Sorry, we can't sign you in. Try signing in at Xbox.com, then start this app again." when trying to run Microsoft Minesweeper, Mahjong, Jigsaw, Bingo and Jackpot, but no problem running Microsoft Solitaire. It seemed to be after the update
    earlier this month. Tried uninstalling and reinstalling without a positive result. Using an HP Touchscreen laptop that came with Windows 10 installed if that makes a difference. I know the development team is aware, but reporting anyway. Hate to see my perfect
    streaks end on several of those games.
     
    erlinmeyer, Jan 16, 2016
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  14. trendspoke67
    trendspoke67 Guest
    Same to me on my surface pro 4.

    It was all working fine, but now...

    When I start a game where Xbox-live is in the header, it works ( like Solitaire)

    But all games with just Xbox in the green header I can't connect.
     
    trendspoke67, Jan 17, 2016
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  15. Zedarboy
    Zedarboy Guest
    I have the same problem. Taptiles it not connecting, neither is Fruit ninja, both have Xbox banners. Solitaire with Xbox Live Banner can connect fine. All the games work on the desktop, these problems are only on the tablet.
     
    Zedarboy, Jan 17, 2016
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