microsoft account

Hello, I will be sharing my Windows 8 laptop with my brother. I would like to log into my laptop with my microsoft account while my bro will use a local account with his own user ID and password. I understand that signing in with a microsoft account will sync all my online details such as...

Windows 8 has made the most noteworthy effect in the engineering business and is picking up prompt investment of innovation clients worldwide. The excuse for why it is picking up moment notoriety is the touch board and the included characteristics that it carries on top of it. The new Windows...

Hi Using Windows 8 Enterprise 64 bit, I have noticed that the full name of a local account (set with the net users "<username>" /fullname:"<full name>" command) is deleted whenever I switch from a Microsoft account to the local account associated with it. So, how do I have to prevent this...

Hi Windows 8 creates a roaming profile in the C:\Users directory using xxxxxx_000 subdirectories for each Microsoft account which is created. Apparently, these subdirectories are only temporary directories that are recreated each time a user logs on to Windows 8 via these accounts. Is there...

Hi I created a local account in Windows 8 Enterprise 64-bit and then, via the User Accounts applet, I have renamed this account and I restarted the computer. Now, I have logged into this account and I switched to my Microsoft account and I restarted the system. So, I logged on to this...

Hello i am new in this on posting but this is my problem i had installed windows 8 pro and i have linked my microsoft account to my pc(hotmail account),everything was working fine,i was receiving emails,my calendars was working and all my people were synced,but the problem is the messaging app...

when I follow the onscreen directions to do this I get to the last step and get this, were sorry something went wrong,your account wasn't changed to this Microsoft account.code:0xd0000225 any ideas?

Hey, A few days ago I installed the Windows 8 Pro version which I could get for free via my school. Absolutely love the OS so far but I am having a very strange issue with syncing Facebook and Twitter with the People and Message apps. Whenever I try to connect a message pops up with \"Your...

Skype Metro was first leaked yesterday. See below for the guide on 'how to': Reference: [Video] How to install Skype Metro on Windows 8

I have noticed a slight variance during the installation of Windows 8 while the PC is connected to the internet and while it is not. Not being connected seems to be a little faster as it does not ask to sign in with your Windows Live ID, nor does is ask if you want to sign in with a Microsoft...

By Paul Thurrott With Windows 8, its preferable to sign into your PC with a Microsoft account—or what we still call a Windows Live ID—to take advantage of SkyDrive-based settings sync and deep integration with several new Metro-style apps and other capabilities. But if you signed in with a local...