Activating
W indows
Activation
o f
W indows
i s
r equired.
Y our
c opy
o f
W indows
1 0
s hould
b e
a ctivated
a utomatically
w hen
c onnected
t o
t he
Internet.
To
c heck
t he
a ctivation
s tatus:
Click
o n
t he
W indows
( Start)
I con.
•
Click
S ettings
•
Click
U pdate
a nd
S ecurity
•
You
c an
v erify
t he
a ctivation
s tatus
f or
y our
c opy
o f
W indows
1 0
u nder
W indows
A ctivation.
•
Setting
u p
a
M icrosoft
A ccount
Setting
u p
a
M icrosoft
a ccount
a llows
y ou
t o
s ign
i n
a nd
u se
t he
v arious
f eatures
p rovided
o n
y our
t ablet,
i ncluding:
OneDrive,
O utlook.com,
X box
L ive,
O ffice
3 65,
S kype
a nd
m ore.
S etting
u p
a
M icrosoft
a ccount
m akes
u sing
y our
device
e asier.
I f
y ou
d o
n ot
a lready
h ave
a
M icrosoft
a ccount,
y ou
c an
c reate
o ne
f or
f ree.
Some
o f
t he
b enefits
i nclude:
You
o nly
h ave
t o
s ign
i n
o nce.
I f
y ou
u se
a
M icrosoft
A ccount
t o
s ign
i nto
W indows,
y ou
d o
n ot
n eed
t o
s ign
i n
•
again
t o
u se
M icrosoft
r elated
a pps
a nd
s ervices
s uch
a s
S kype,
O utlook.com,
O neDrive
a nd
m ore.
You
a re
c onnected
a nd
s ynched
a cross
a ll
y our
W indows-‐based
d evices
y ou
s ign
i n
u nder.
•
You
w ill
b e
p rompted
t o
s ign
i nto
y our
e xisting
M icrosoft
A ccount
w hen
a ccessing
W indows.
Y ou
c an
c lick
" Sign
u p"
t o
create
o ne
i f
n eeded.
To
c reate
a
M icrosoft
A ccount,
s elect
S ign
U p
o n
t he
l og
i n
p age.
•
You
c an
a lso
g o
t o
M icrosoft.com/account
•
NOTE:
Y ou
c an
u se
y our
e xisting
e mail
a ddress
t o
s ign
u p,
e ven
i f
i t
i s
n ot
a
M icrosoft
p rovided
a ddress.
I f
y ou
d o
n ot
have
a n
e xisting
e mail
a ddress,
y ou
c an
c lick
" get
a
n ew
e mail
a ddress"
t o
s ign
u p
f or
o ne.
If
y ou
j ust
c hoose
a
L ocal
A ccount,
y ou
w ill
n ot
g et
t he
b enefits
o f
o nly
h aving
t o
s ign
i n
o nce
a nd
h aving
y our
s ettings
synced
a cross
d evices.
C reate
a
M icrosoft
A ccount
t o
u se
t hese
f eatures.
Switching
f rom
a
L ocal
A ccount
t o
a
M icrosoft
A ccount
If
y ou
d o
s ign
i n
w ith
a
l ocal
a ccount,
y ou
c an
c hoose
t o
s witch
t o
a
M icrosoft
a ccount
a t
a ny
t ime.
Click
o n
t he
W indows
( Start)
I con
•
Click
o n
S ettings
•
Click
o n
A ccounts
•
Click
S ign
i n
w ith
a
M icrosoft
A ccount
i nstead
•
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