Many players who’ve installed Forza Horizon 5 with Steam have reported a sign-in error for the FH 5 game. For example, one player’s Steam forum post says this, “Today, the (Forza Horizon 5) starting screen after ‘press any button’ greeted me with, ‘You may not proceed without being signed in to a profile.’ There is no option given!” Consequently, players can’t play Forza Horizon 5. This is how you can fix the Forza Horizon 5 sign-in needed Steam error on a Windows PC.
Check for Xbox Status Server Outages
First, check if there’s any at least limited Xbox Status server outage that might be causing this issue. To do so, open this Xbox Status page in your browser. If that page shows there are a limited or major service outages, wait a day or two before starting Forza Horizon 5 again.
The Xbox Status server outage page
Delete the Credential Device Keys
Many players confirm they’ve fixed the Forza Horizon 5 sign-in needed Steam error by deleting Xbl device keys with the Windows Credential Manager tool. Applying this possible fix can resolve the credential conflicts that cause it. This is how you can delete the Xbl device keys:
- Press the Windows logo and S keys simultaneously to activate the tool for file searching.
- Enter Credential Manager in the file search tool and select the matching result.
- Click Windows Credentials to view credentials.
The Credential Manager
- Look for the Xbl|DeviceKey and XblGrts|DeviceKey in the Credential Manager.
- Then, click the XblGrts|DeviceKey and select the Remove > Yes option.
The Xbl|DeviceKey
- Close the Control Panel and restart Windows.
- Start Forza Horizon 5 after the restart and sign in when prompted.
The Sign in page
Set an Automatic Windows Time
Setting the automatic time setting has also worked for some players who’ve fixed the Forza Horizon 5 sign-in needed Steam error. Thus, this highlights that incorrect time settings in Windows can cause this gaming error to occur. You can set automatic time in Windows by going through these steps:
- Right-click Start to select the Search option.
- Enter time into the search utility.
- Select Date & time settings to open those options.
- Click the Set time automatically option to turn it on if disabled.
The Set time automatically option
There aren’t lots of confirmed ways to fix the Forza Horizon 5 sign-in needed Steam error. Yet, those troubleshooting methods above for the sign-in error are widely confirmed to work by players who’ve applied them. If you need further troubleshooting guidance for this gaming issue, click the Create a Ticket button on this Forza support page.
