Cant do anything on my email. too many repeated authentication attempts!! What?!?!

This may be a glitch.

I started getting the same messages this morning when trying to log into my hotmail on my laptop:

"Something went wrong and we can't sign you in right now. Please try again later. The Microsoft account login server has detected too many repeated authentication attempts. Please wait a moment and try again."

However, I am able to log into my hotmail from my phone with no problem. You may want to try that.

P.S. When trying to respond to this message, the system made me enter my Microsoft password, this fixed the problem with hotmail.

P.S. When trying to respond to this message, the system made me enter my Microsoft password, this fixed the problem with hotmail.

This is the key; no other pages helped, I saw your P.S. note and clicked REPLY to you here - it forced me to login, and THIS FIXED THE ISSUE.

Thank you

Hi segert, it's Bryll

I genuinely understand how worrisome this can be, but I want to assure you that you're not alone.

I want to inform you first of all that Microsoft accounts are handled by a full automated server, and we cannot and do not have access or visibility to any account information but allow us to help you as best as we can.

We have carefully reviewed your post and it shows that your Microsoft account is quite secure considering that you have a strong password and a two-step verification feature enabled. Out of curiosity, you'd like to know why your Microsoft account's sign-in activity page shows unsuccessful sign-in attempts from unknown IP addresses.

This can sometimes happen if one of your devices that your Microsoft account is signed in to is connected to a VPN network. Failed login attempts from unknown IP addresses are also the result of hackers or bots trying to gain access to your Microsoft account. They may have obtained your email address as a result of a data breach or phishing scam, and are trying to guess your password or bypass two-step verification. However, if you have a strong password and have enabled two-step verification, you've already taken steps to protect your account from unauthorized access.

I know this might not be a true fix, but you might put into consideration in accessing your Microsoft account after 48-72 hours. Should problem remain, we recommend in using an InPrivate browser tab or a different device while connected to a different internet network like a mobile data hotspot for accessing the account to see if it would go through.

If in any case, you will notice bank charges made by Microsoft that you do not recognize. If you see the error message "Help us secure your account" when you sign in to your Microsoft account. If any changes have been made to your Microsoft account's email alias. If your Microsoft account has been successfully connected to a device that you don't recognize and your Microsoft account security information has changed, we recommend for you to coordinate with the Chat/Phone support technicians immediately so that the necessary action can be taken using their advanced tools:

Please follow these steps below to speak with a Chat/Phone support technician:

Visit this website: Contact - Microsoft Support

From the description box, type Chat or Phone support then scroll down and press Contact Support

Choose Microsoft 365 and Office as Product and Technical Support as Category

Click Chat or Phone with a support agent in your web browser

Press Confirm and you will be placed in queue. Please wait for a Chat or Phone person technician to connect with you.

Hopefully, you'll be reunited with your account as soon as possible.

Bryll

Community Moderator

Thanks for this. Hitting reply to type this prompted the login screen and appears to have fixed the problem for me too. Hoping it stays fixed.

exactly the same here