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Windows/onedrive/microsoft login?

Windows 10

Step 1: Signed into a computer for first time in a few months with 4-digit pin

Step 2: Go to sign up for windows 10 ESU

  1. enter 4-digit password I just entered
  2. enter email,
  3. enter code sent to email,
  4. enter password,
  5. enter last 4 digits of my phone number
  6. enter code sent to phone

This isn't working right now. Try again.

  1. keyboard stop connecting. weird
  2. Restart,
  3. computer is not responding. restart by holding in power button
  4. now it's trying to prep my computer to update to Win 11.... no. just stop.

Repeat steps 1 and 2. Still not signing in for the ESU

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It's not a computer I browse the web on too much so let me just sign in to onedrive so I can work on files from another computer

After going through the 6-factor security process it says you've tried to do that too many times...even though I've entered all the right codes and passwords.

How many codes, numbers and passwords do they need? Do they want me to use Onedrive or not? I just don't understand. I can't think of a another piece of software that requires 6 different steps of securityl. Not only that it's failing because 1 of the 6 things is not working on their end.

They shoved Onedrive down my throat so much that I eventually caved in and started using it... and now it won't work after 6-factor security. SIX?!

Anyway, what's the next step? do I have to wait a week or 3? Should I just take the RAM out, sell it and buy mac?

Posted Dec 7, 2025, 4:04 PM UTC

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