Harman Kardon Invoke Setup Failure

Anonymous
2019-11-02T03:26:22+00:00

Hello

I've owned my Harman/Kardon Invoke speaker for almost 3 years now, and haven't had an issue with it until now.

It stopped working suddenly, and when I tried to reset it (by holding the mute button for 5 seconds) the speaker never finishes setting up. The Cortana device setup app says it's ready to go, but the speaker itself never says so, the light just keeps slowly blinking forever.

I've tried using different WIFI networks, re-installing the setup app, trying the setup on my phone, and I've even made sure all my software is up to date. I have a theory that the device can never be linked to my account for some reason, since it never shows up in the "My Devices" panel in my Cortana app.

If anyone has a solution to this, it would be much appreciated!

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Cortana and search

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  1. Anonymous
    2019-12-15T14:26:08+00:00

    It looks like there's some sort of global outage of invoke devices right now. I tried resetting one of my invokes yesterday and during setup it kept saying my wifi password was incorrect. It did work with a different network, although it still doesn't work any skills other than wwe search, which is the global outage mentioned.

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  2. Anonymous
    2019-12-15T10:45:51+00:00

    I have similar issues with both of my Invokes.  Simple commands (e.g., reminders, alarms), playing Spotify, and making outgoing calls linked to my Skype account stopped working a few days ago. Can someone help with a fix?  Others are posting same issues on reddit: 

    https://www.reddit.com/r/cortana/comments/eajvgg/invoke_no_longer_creates_reminders_list_items/

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  3. Anonymous
    2019-12-15T07:24:33+00:00

    I’m experiencing the same problem with mine as well. Started yesterday and I couldn’t get it to set an alarm like I do every night. Tried setting it up again and still has the same problem.

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  4. Anonymous
    2019-12-14T15:38:23+00:00

    my invoke stopped working with Hue lights last night and I cant seem to get it going.  all my other devices are working fine.  And its both my invokes that started this at the same time.

    All 3 of my Harmon Kardon Invoke devices stopped working in the past few days. They no longer control Insteon lighting, and they wont even respond to simple commands like set a timer, or set an alarm. 

    Has Microsoft pulled support for the product?

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  5. Anonymous
    2019-12-14T13:23:04+00:00

    my invoke stopped working with Hue lights last night and I cant seem to get it going.  all my other devices are working fine.  And its both my invokes that started this at the same time.

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