Microsoft Account creation stuck in verification loop. Aug 2022

Nope, stuck as well in Microsoft Edge.. (Windows/Android)

Browsers tried (2 Images and Sound):

Edge

Brave

Chrome

Safari

no luck.

sign up from the outlook application from smartphone or desktop. it hardly works when you sign up on a browser

For the past two days I have tried to setup a new Microsoft account. However I keep getting stuck in a loop. To rule out something in the computer I'm using, I have tried on 5 different computers in three different states. The results from the past couple of days have been the same. Extremely hard puzzle, that you have to pick two identical objects out of 7 times. After completing this seven times, I have to start over again.

I have been researching the issue from past KB articles. I have tried to complete the puzzle from Edge, Chrome, and Firefox, with no luck. I have tried from four different IP addresses in three different states. I have tried from incognito mode. I have tried from a brand new PC with out the updates. I have tried from an older PC with all the updates. I have tried from a new PC before the updates. Let it be known that I'm not trying the create the same account in different locations. So the account creation name has been different each time I have tried to create a new username, so I know it's not a black listed issue. In conclusion I have spent nearly 3 hours on trying to make this work. This is defiantly a Microsoft issue that needs to be addressed.

Also note that the product category to choose from to post this problem does not exist. Product category for this issue should be "Account". So I'm posting this in Windows since we are being forced to use Microsoft Accounts in operating systems and for Office product keys. I'm also choosing Windows 10 and the topic of Performance and System issues as this is a system issue!

I experienced this issue today. I was creating a new account for my new business email. I completed the test 3 times and it still wanted me to do it again. I gave up trying. This bug needs to be fixed ASAP.

I too used the Xbox app on my Android phone and added the account (through live.microsoft.com) when prompted. The puzzle completed and then the page hung for a few minutes. I refreshed and it took me back to "add account"... this time when I typed in my intended new account it said it was already in use (hooray!). I then went back and simply signed in with the new account, at which time I needed to give consent for my child's new account.... a few screens later and finally the account was added to my Microsoft Family account.

Have you tried using Edge the browser? I had the same issue. edge worked for me this time.