Sign In And Out; Sign In; Sign Out Or Lock - Microsoft Surface Pro User Manual

Sign in and out

Now that you know about user accounts, let's cover signing in and out.

Sign in

When you want to use Surface, you'll need to sign in. Here's how:
1. Dismiss the lock screen by swiping up from the bottom edge of the screen or by pressing a key.
2. If prompted, type the password for your user account.
tap or click the Back button and then choose an account.
If you can't remember your password, see
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If you have a picture password or PIN, tap or click
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method. For more info, see the next section of this guide.
If you're locked out of your Surface and need your BitLocker recovery key, see
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key in this guide.

Sign out or lock

1. From the Start screen, tap or click your account picture in the upper-right corner.
2. Choose Sign out
Tip
You can also press Ctrl+Alt+Del on your keyboard and then choose
Sign out or lock. What's the difference?
Signing out closes all of the apps that you were using.
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Locking protects your account from use, and lets someone else sign in with their account, without
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closing the apps you were using.
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or Lock.
If you want to sign in with a different account,
I forgot my password in this guide.
Sign-in options
Lock or Sign
to choose another sign-in
BitLocker recovery
out.
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