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"Something went wrong, try again or select cancel to set up your device later"

Anonymous
2024-12-19T13:40:34+00:00

Hi there! Nyx here, ive been constantly receiving this error for the past few months and it has been very hindering to my overall user experience. Whenever i try to login into my laptop, it would say "Something went wrong, try again or select cancel to setup your device later.". Despite constant restarts and waiting, it still wont let me in and use my laptop. Not even on my ipad i could login since it would say "Too many requests". Please help. Im currently on my alt to ask this question so it would be nice if i could get a perma fix for this kind of error.

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-12-20T07:42:16+00:00

    Hello Nyxgyu, welcome to the Microsoft Community!

    According to your feedback, you are experiencing the “Something went wrong, please try again or select Cancel to set up your device later” error when logging into your computer.

    You can try the following to see if the problem occurs

    Generally, this problem is caused by an unstable connection to the Microsoft server on your computer network.

    You can try the following methods to see if they can help you

    Replace the network

    You can try to change the network to try

    You can try to use your cell phone hotspot to see if the problem still exists.

    You can login to your account on Microsoft's website.

    You can log in: account.microsoft.com

    See if there is any problem with your account

    Set up the security protocol

    1. Click windows+R and type inetcpl.cpl to open the Internet options.
    2. Click Advanced and check the box “Use SSL 3.0”, “Use TLS 1.0”, “Use TLS 1.1”, “Use TLS 1.2 Use TLS 1.3”.
    3. Reboot the computer after application to see if the problem can be solved.

    Changing DNS

    1. Click windows+R and type ncpa.cpl.
    2. Click the name of the network you are currently connected to, open the Network Status window, click Properties, and then double-click Internet Protocol version 4 (TCP/IPv4) in the Network Properties window.
    3. Manually set the DNS server to “4.2.2.1” and “4.2.2.2”, and restart the computer to see if the problem can be solved.

    Reset the network

    1. Search for CMD, open it and find the command prompt (, run it in administrator) mode.
    2. In the command box that pops up, enter the following commands (enter the next one after each line has finished running)

    ipconfig /release

    ipconfig /renew

    ipconfig /flushdns

    ipconfig /registerdns

    netsh int ip reset

    netsh winsock reset

    netsh winhttp reset proxy

    1. Restart the computer to see if the problem can be solved.

    Reset Proxy Server Settings

    1. Click windows+R and type inetcpl.cpl.
    2. Open the Internet option, click Connect, click LAN Settings.
    3. Check whether the Proxy Server column is checked, if so, please cancel it.

    We look forward to your further feedback!

    Kirito|Microsoft Community Support Specialist

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