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Fix: ‘Microsoft Account Service is Unavailable at the Moment, try Again Later’ Windows Phone Error

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Updated onOctober 4, 2023

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Just like with the desktop and tablet version of Windows 8, themobileWindows Phone 8can also give a lot of headaches. We try to provide some working fixes for the ‘Microsoft Account Service is Unavailable at the Moment, try Again Later’error.There’s an annoyingWindows Phone 8store error for many users out there which gives the following explanation: ‘Microsoft Account Services unavailable at the moment, try again later’. Here’s how one of the complaints sounds like – “I’m using a windows 8 phone try to access the windows apps but now getting Microsoft account services are unavailable please try again later. I have been able to download apps before. Any suggestions or is there any way of checking store status?”

How to fix Microsoft Account Service is Unavailable at the Moment, try Again Later’ error?

We will try to provide a set of potential fixes. Let us know by leaving your comment in the box at the end of the article if they worked out or not. They are independent solutions from each other:

You can also try this:

You can use soft restart formobile. Hold the power button + Volume down button at the same time for few seconds. The Phone will restart. [go to setting -> email+account].

Try to update the in case password changed forwindows phonefirst account. Check the registered account is active. To do this, just go to windows live login & just enter the user name as shown in the first windows account [email+account in setting] & password. In case you forget the account password, use “I forget password” wizard & reset.

Check Date ofWindows Phone. If in correct, change to current zone. Sync first windows account registered in the mobile. Check it is working. [go to setting -> email+account]. Try to update the in case password changed forwindows phonefirst account.

And the following:

I fixed this on my phone! The problem was that my phone was new and my Microsoft didn’t recognize the device I was logging in from. So, they were blocking me from the store as a security thing. I went into my Microsoft account on the web and answered some security verification questions and verified my email address with a code. Then I was able to access the store and download apps no problem!

Let us know by leaving your comment if this solved them.

Windows 8 Phone common errors

If you tried to fix ‘Microsoft Account Service is Unavailable at the Moment, try Again Later’ issue by updating your phone, you might have been encountered other annoying error messages. Some of the can disappear after a while and other updates, but some of them will block your phone. We will present you the list with the error codes and the link to the fix article at the end of this list. Here they are:

You can find fixes for these error in ourdedicated  article.

Read Also:Funny: Windows Phone 8 Users Ask How to Download Google Play Store on their Phones

Radu Tyrsina

Radu Tyrsina has been a Windows fan ever since he got his first PC, a Pentium III (a monster at that time).

For most of the kids of his age, the Internet was an amazing way to play and communicate with others, but he was deeply impressed by the flow of information and how easily you can find anything on the web.

Prior to founding Windows Report, this particular curiosity about digital content enabled him to grow a number of sites that helped hundreds of millions reach faster the answer they’re looking for.

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