Accounts And Sign In; What Type Of Account Do Ihave; Create Another Account - Microsoft Surface Pro User Manual

Accounts and sign in

A user account determines how you interact and personalize your Surface. When you want to use Surface, you
sign in with your user account.
What type of account do I have?
To see which type of account you're using:
Open the Settings charm, tap or click
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If you see your name and email address, you're using a Microsoft account.
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If you see Local account, this means your account is on Surface and you don't have the benefits of
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connecting to the cloud.
If you see a network domain (domain name\username), then you're using a domain account, such
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as an account for your workplace.
Questions? See User accounts: FAQ
What is a Microsoft account?
A Microsoft account is the email address and password that you use to sign in to services like Outlook.com,
SkyDrive, Windows Phone, and Xbox. If you use an email address and password to sign in to these Microsoft
services, then you already have a Microsoft account. To learn more, see
To switch from a local account to a Microsoft account:
Open the Settings charm, tap or click

account.
What is a domain account?
A domain is a group of PCs on a network that share a common database and security policy. PCs on a workplace
network are usually part of a domain.
You can connect your Microsoft account to your domain account if you'd like. Here's how:
Open the Settings charm, tap or click
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Microsoft account.

Create another account

If more than one person uses your Surface, each person can have their own account. This way they can sign in
and personalize everything.
To find out how to create another account on your Surface, see
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Change PC settings
on Windows.com.
Change PC settings
Change PC settings
> Accounts > Your account.
All about accounts
> Accounts > Switch to a Microsoft
> Accounts > Your account
Create a user account on Windows.com.
on Surface.com.
> Connect your
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