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20.3.
Windows
Microsoft Account
A Microsoft account is an e-mail address and password for logging in to Windows
8. You can use any e-mail address. We recommend using the address you use to
communicate with friends and log into your favourite web sites, however.
The Microsoft account also allows you to purchase or download apps from the
Store and install them on up to five devices.
Once you have logged on to your Notebook using a Microsoft account, you also
have access to the various services and programs provided by Microsoft.
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The contact information and status updates for your friends from services such
as Hotmail, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn will be updated automatically as
soon as you run these services using your Microsoft account.
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You can also access and share your photos, documents and other files via
SkyDrive, Facebook and Flickr.
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Your personal settings, including designs, language settings, Internet favourites
and apps will be synchronised with each PC running Windows
to.
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You can obtain Apps from the Windows
running Windows
If you wish to create a Microsoft account in Windows
Move the mouse pointer into the top right or bottom corner of the screen and
click
Settings.
Click Change PC settings. > Users > Switch to a Microsoft account.
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8 – What's New
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8 that you log on to.
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8 Store. You can use these on any PC
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8, proceed as follows:
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