Getting Error code 0x80048820 Sorry, we were unable to sign you in to Windows Live ID at this time. Please try again later

Same error appears if you try to sign in to Windows Live Mail. Sorry we were unable to sign you into Windows Live ID at this time. Please try again later! This is beyond annoying and has been going on since Dec 16th. Can some one please find the solution?

... suddenly I'm getting this message when I try to login:

It's not entirely clear when you see this error message. "When I try to login" would indicate that it happens when you launch the program and sign in, either automatically or manually. That is a separate process that determines which calendar and contacts to load. The error message refers to sending and receiving mail. So I'm guessing that you see the message after you've (been) signed in and when the program performs Send and receive messages at start-up.

Some users have experienced a conflict between these two authentication processes - the sign-in to Windows Live services and the log-on to the mail.live.com server - when the credentials (username and password) used are the same. A little troubleshooting experiment might test for this conflict:

1. Press Ctrl-Shift-O for Options and on the General tab deselect Send and receive messages at start-up.
2. Click the right-most button on the Home tab of the ribbon and select Sign out of Windows Live Mail.
3. Wait until the default contacts list and calendar have loaded, then close down the program.
4. Wait a few minutes for the program to complete its housekeeping, then re-launch it.
5. Wait a few moments until the calendar, contacts and message databases have been loaded and the program is ready to receive commands, then click Send/Receive.

Do you see the same error message? The next step depends on the result of the experiment.

I have followed all the links and tries all of the steps nothing fixes the issue. I had to reset my account to a POP account. There has to be another fix that Microsoft is not making public.

Hi Graham,

Thank you for keeping us posted.

I suggest you to follow these methods and check if it helps.

Method 1: Check the Windows Live Status.

I suggest you to check the Windows Live Status from the below link.

http://status.live.com

If you find any errors, please make a note of it.

Method 2: Make Internet Explorer as default.

I suggest you to make Internet Explorer as default and check the settings to “Automatically detect settings” from LAN settings, refer to the below steps:

1. Press Windows + R keys, opens Run command.
2. Type “inetcpl.cpl” and click on Ok.
3. Go to Connections tab.
4. Click on LAN settings and check box “Automatically detect settings”

Restart the browser for the following changes to take place.

If the issue still persist, please configure the POP & SMTP server manually.

• POP3 Server: pop-mail.outlook.com (port 995)
• SMTP Server: smtp-mail.outlook.com (port 25)

Keep us updated about the status of the issue.

Presumably Microsoft is aware of this problem and is doing something about it?

How and when will we know if it's been fixed?