Hey guys! I am new to this forums, and I have my metro apps basically sitting there in start menu, and pretty much none of them works.
Mine is Windows 8 pro and I can't even login to a Microsoft account in Users settings. The only thing that seems to work is Windows Update, and no app that needs to connect to internet, doesn't work at all.
For example, when I open my News app, those balls rotate for a while and the app basically minimizes or whatever and never did I read news in it except when I was using the good old developer previews. Perhaps the most frustrating among them is the Store app, which always shows that "Try again" message and never really "tries again".
When I try to switch to Microsoft account, it says "Sorry we can't connect to Microsoft services at this moment. If the problem persists, search for Network problems in start screen"... something like that. When I run the troubleshooter (trying to connect to microsoft.com), even if I explore advanced options - it basically says I have no problem at all.
Just to add something: I was at my college some days before, and I changed my proxy settings using netsh for windows update and hoping metro apps work. None of those "social" apps or news apps worked. Not to mention, they don't work even after I reset my proxy settings using netsh. So, I don't think the problem might be due to that, but this is just fyi.
Mine is Windows 8 pro and I can't even login to a Microsoft account in Users settings. The only thing that seems to work is Windows Update, and no app that needs to connect to internet, doesn't work at all.
For example, when I open my News app, those balls rotate for a while and the app basically minimizes or whatever and never did I read news in it except when I was using the good old developer previews. Perhaps the most frustrating among them is the Store app, which always shows that "Try again" message and never really "tries again".
When I try to switch to Microsoft account, it says "Sorry we can't connect to Microsoft services at this moment. If the problem persists, search for Network problems in start screen"... something like that. When I run the troubleshooter (trying to connect to microsoft.com), even if I explore advanced options - it basically says I have no problem at all.
Just to add something: I was at my college some days before, and I changed my proxy settings using netsh for windows update and hoping metro apps work. None of those "social" apps or news apps worked. Not to mention, they don't work even after I reset my proxy settings using netsh. So, I don't think the problem might be due to that, but this is just fyi.
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 8 Pro with Media Center
- System Manufacturer/Model
- Dell Inspiron N5010
- CPU
- Intel Core i3 370M
- Motherboard
- Dell 0KX18M
- Memory
- DDR3 4096MB
- Graphics Card(s)
- ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5470
- Monitor(s) Displays
- HD WLED Glossy Display with TrueLife
- Screen Resolution
- 1366x768
- Hard Drives
- Seagate Momentus ST9320325AS 320GB, Western Digital 1TB 10JMVW-11S5XS0 External HDD.
- Mouse
- HP 3-button KY619AA
- Internet Speed
- 3Mbps