Skydrive desktop app stuck on signing in (windows 8)

16. August 2013 · Write a comment · Categories: Hotmail, Outlook.com
I, like so many before me, am having a problem with the skydrive desktop application.  It remains on the "signing in" screen forever... or at least, until I close it.  To be clear, I am able to fill in my login credentials and click "sign in," but it's the "Signing In..." screen that follows that I get stuck on indefinitely.  This is a fresh install of Windows 8 Professional; I've never been able to sign into skydrive on this computer.

Here's what I've done so far:
1. I've configured my DNS to use OpenDNS instead of our Domain DNS.  No change.
2. I've verified that I have the correct Trusted Root Certificates in my Certificate Store, and that they aren't expired.
3. I've uninstalled and reinstalled skydrive, no change.
4. I've collected the logs for my skydrive install using the batch file in the %UserProfile%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\SkyDrive\<latest version> folder
5. I've tried using a proxy server, as a couple of people have reported success with that, but no change for me.
6. I've made sure IE's security level is set to "Medium-High"
7. Checked for any .DAT files in %localappdata%\Microsoft\SkyDrive\Settings.  There were none.

This is also not the only computer on which I've had this issue.  Frankly, it's getting a little bit old, especially when Google Drive, DropBox, Box.com, Cubby, and Sugar Sync all seem to be able to work with no problems.

Like I said, I've collected the logs from my skydrive install already, so I can provide them if asked.

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