master account

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The tag 'master account' on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about Microsoft Accounts and their role as a central sign-in for services like Outlook and live.com. Users report confusion when a Microsoft Account becomes a master account, requiring a separate email and password to access existing accounts. The content highlights issues with account management, such as being redirected to a different email after logging in with the master account. This tag is relevant for users troubleshooting Microsoft Account integration, especially when managing multiple Outlook or live.com accounts under Windows 7.
  1. BudVitoff

    Windows 7 We were happy before "Microsoft Account" came up.

    Running under Win 7, we have six Outlook accounts. Ordinarily, all our email work was done locally under Outlook; however, occasionally we had to go out to live.com to get into accounts at the server. No problem -- sign in with our email address and password and we were fine. Then somebody...
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