OK i have been trying to play since getting my PC back from repairs, (motherboard was replaced) and cannot connect to NWS. i have uninstalled and reinstalled 8 times now to no avail. Each time was to try another "solution" that was told to me. My time sync is not the issue, my firewall/anti virus is not the problem. i haven't been able to play for 3 months now. if someone can give me a solution so i can get back to playing, id be more grateful than you know.

Had to make a new account to reply to myself. Had to factory reset my laptop and now everything works again. so please ignore this help topic i guess as i cant remove it myself