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Error code 0x80070490: Adding Gmail to Mail App
Hello Guys,
For long time, I'm trying to add my Gmail account to Microsoft Mail app on Windows 10. Every time I tried to add Gmail account, a error code 0x80070490 always brought up. I've researched online on this error code matter but nothing drastically troubleshooting steps found and no response directly from Windows Team on error code. Here are the steps that I've already performed on my computer multiple time's which also includes after every major updates of Windows 10. Note: When signing into my Gmail account, I give full access to access my account and when the app tried to access the account, that's when I get error code appear.
- Terminate and Reset the app from Settings/Apps/ Mail and Calendar > Advanced Options & Restart
- Update the Mail and Calendar app from Microsoft Store > Downloads and Updates
- Remove the app through PowerShell as Admin & Restart
(Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps | Remove-AppxPackage)
Reinstall the app from Microsoft Store & Restart Restart
- Set the Net User as Administrator from CMD & Restart
(net user administrator /active:yes)
- Run SFC Scannow & Restart
- Give all Windows apps a Full Control
& Finally - Restart Credential Manager Service & Restart
- Final OPTITION Wipe and Reinstall Windows 10 from scratch
After following all of these troubleshooting steps, I'm still promoting a Error Code 0x80070490 when signing into Gmail account. If anyone found a trick or fix, please do let me know below.
Windows Team please do look into this case and fix the issue.
My Computer Specs
Windows 10 Education 20H2 19042.985 x64
Intel core i5-2500 CPU
16GB RAM
NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030
240GB SSD Storage
Mail and Calendar app version: 16005.13426.20920.0
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- Windows10 ver.1703 can not update (Seewo for School, Chinna)
Soham1010 Yes, yes, yes. That's why people prefer to use gmail instead of mail. It has less bugs and more stable.
- Eeeeeyup!
After spending many hours what worked for me.
INstead of adding account in the email app, I have added accoutn under settings > accounts > email & accounts. I have managed to add google and yahoo account - both had the same error code.
IT DID WORK.
Soham1010 Hi folks, thanks for your responses. I found an easier method by accident I think?
I went to Add/Remove programs
Right click on the mal and calendar APP
clicked both reset and repair
Then was able to login fine.
Hope that helps someone:)
just solved by uninstalling the app which come with the new os or in new device -- re downlod app from store and proublem fixed. it might have some issue with the app come with new os.
- Thank you so much, this solution seems to work for me and I am in windows 11 (frankly I'm surprised this issue exists at all).
- No aceptes los tres permisos juntos, Abre cada uno por separado en el botón que tienen al final y aceptalo uno primero, el otro y el último cuando termines, entonces pincha sobre el botón grande que es el que nos da el error y se supone que el problema esta arreglado. a mi me funcionó perfectamente.
Suerte familia. - I had the same issue as i bought my new laptop and tried to sign in the mail app,so i simply updated the mail app from microsoft store and then i could easily log in to my account and had no issue with it ever since
- I recently had this issue. After updating the Mail app, I had to go into settings<users and verify my account ID. After that it connected right in.
