Why won't my W10 settings sync?

[STsalki]

W10 settings will not sync

I have a desktop (Dell) and a Surface Pro 3 - both on Windows 10. I have the syncing setting under My Account on both machines onto ON. However, no syncing occurs between the two machines! Anybody facing the same issue? is this a bug? is there a solution?
Thanks

 

[pankaj981]

Re: W10 settings will not sync

Please ignore if you have already done this but...have you verified your MS accounts on both the devices?

 

[STsalki]

Re: W10 settings will not sync

If by verifying you mean log in with the same account, then yes!

 

[pankaj981]

Re: W10 settings will not sync

Nope, logging in and verifying are two different things, though it follows after the logging in part. To verify, go to settings >> accounts >> your account. There will be a small link called "verify". Click that and proceed to verify your account on the machine.

 

[STsalki]

Re: W10 settings will not sync

Thank you - I followed the path suggested on both machines, but I don't see the link about "verify". What I see is "Manage my Microsoft account", and "Sign in with a local account instead"