How to remove Xbox Live Sign in Error 80048821

How to remove Xbox Live Sign in Error 80048821

When things are not going well, you can have all kinds of problems. This is also true Xbox Live connection errors. When you try to sign in to play a game or see how many friends are online, you receive an error message with the following code: Error 80048821. Why does this message appear and is there a way to repair it? Let's find out.

Xbox Live Connection Error 80048821

The error message that is visible to you carries the following description –

Sorry, the password you entered is incorrect or the email you entered does not have an Xbox Live subscription. Try again or go to Xbox.com/forgot if you need help.

Code: 80048821

It appears mainly when-

  • The Xbox Live profile of the user is corrupt.
  • There is a problem with the security information of your Microsoft account.

You can try the following solutions and see if the problem is solved.

  1. Check your Microsoft account password
  2. Update security information for your Microsoft account
  3. Move and reload your Xbox Live profile
  4. Clear the system cache
  5. Try to delete the Marketplace system data file.
  6. Delete the latest system update
  7. Restart your Xbox console.

1) Check the password of your Microsoft account

Make sure the password you entered to login is correct. If you have forgotten your password or can not log in with your password, try resetting it. To do this, enter the details of your Microsoft account, and then follow the instructions on the screen.

2) Update the security information for your Microsoft account

You can add security information to-

  • Existing Microsoft account.
  • When you create your Microsoft account

Xbox Live Connection Error 80048821

In the case of your existing Microsoft account, you can add security information by adding a new email address or phone number. For that:

Sign in to your Microsoft account.

Scroll up to 'security& #39; section.

There, under "Update my security information», Select 'Update"

This will take you to the Basics of Security page. Once there, choose 'Update my information & #39; option as shown in the screen capture above.

Now add a new email address or Add a new phone number, and follow the instructions provided to add and verify your new security information.

Once you've updated your Microsoft account security information, sign in to Xbox Live and try signing in again.

3) Move and reload your Xbox Live profile

If you have a spare USB flash drive, you can use it as a memory unit. But before that, you will have to format it.

Once that's done, follow these steps to transfer or migrate your profile to the flash drive.

Plug the USB flash drive into your console and press the buttonGuide'Button of your controller.

Now go to Settings > System settings > Storage room.

Here, choose 'All devices& #39;> & #39;Player profilesAnd finally select your player profile.

Struck & #39;Move& #39; button.

Select the USB flash drive to which you want to move your profile.

Re-upload your profile.

4) Empty the system cache

Removing these temporary files can help you solve existing problems, especially if you have not cleared the cache for a long time. To do this,

press the Guide button on your controller and navigate to 'Settings"

Below & #39;Settings"Select"System settings & #39; and look for 'Storage or memory'Option. Once found, choose it.

Now, highlight any storage device, then press the "Y" button on your controller to clear the system cache.

If you are prompted to confirm the maintenance of the storage device, select Yes.

5) Try to delete the Marketplace system data file.

If you're not aware, your Xbox console stores temporary files for Xbox Games Store. So check if you can fix the error message by simply deleting the Marketplace system data file. You will have to follow the following steps.

Press the 'Guide' key on your controller.

Go to & #39;Settings& #39;> & #39;System settings"

Here, select 'Storage room', Then choose your main storage device.

When finished, choose 'System elements& #39;> & #39;Market system data& #39;> & #39;Remove"

Restart your console.

6) Delete the last system update

Microsoft occasionally releases a system update to fix minor fixes and improvements. If you suspect that the latest system update is causing problems, remove it and check if the problem is resolved. For that,

Press the Guide button on your controller.

Go to & #39;Settings& #39;> & #39;System settings& #39;> & #39;Storage room"

Highlight Memory Unit (do not select it)

Now go to your controller, press the following buttons in the order shown below.

  1. Left bumper
  2. Right bumper
  3. X button

Repeat the above procedure again.

Now when you're invited to "Delete the system update», Select 'Yes'Option.

8) Restart your Xbox console

If nothing works and the problem persists, restart your Xbox console.

In many cases, it has been observed that simply shutting down your Xbox 360 console and then restarting it erases the problem.

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