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The original poster asks whether his brother can access his personal emails and data on a Windows 8 laptop when the brother logs in with a local account, despite the first poster's concern about data privacy with a Microsoft account. A fellow user confirms that sharing a local account keeps personal data private, and the brother cannot access the original user's information unless given specific permissions. Overall, the thread conveys reassurance that using separate accounts effectively isolates user data, with cautious advice to consider distinct user accounts for privacy.
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botfly

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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 skype, skydrive, hotmail to my PCs. In this case, will my bro be able to access my emails and all personal stuff if he logs into my laptop using his own local account?

Thanks.
 

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Drew
That's correct. Your brother uses a Guest Acc't or creates his own. Ergo does not & cannot 'see' your side.


Cheers,
Drew
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sorry dear I've no clue about the issue but is the web not a better companion in dealing with the same .. you may try over there .. from vast amount of info available there .. you will surely find anything helpful ..
 
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botfly said:
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 skype, skydrive, hotmail to my PCs. In this case, will my bro be able to access my emails and all personal stuff if he logs into my laptop using his own local account?

Thanks.
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I shouldn't think so. Perhaps the best way would be to have two accounts one for you and one for your brother.
 
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Drew

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That's correct. Your brother uses a Guest Acc't or creates his own. Ergo does not & cannot 'see' your side.


Cheers,
Drew
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