There is a sufficiently large list of reasons for which the Microsoft account can be useful. If you still have no one and you wonder why it may be necessary, below we explain in detail all possible advantages.
Why create a Microsoft account?
Even if you are used to doing everything "in the old manner", the popular OS is constantly developing and offers the user new opportunities. Perhaps you often thought about how it would be good after a clean installation of Windows not to understand again with the familiar settings? Using an account makes it possible. The cunning is that modern iterations of Windows are able to store a mass of information in the cloud, including user parameters. After reinstal, they will return to your PC by synchronization.
The same is characteristic of the traditional Windows Browser Internet Explorer. All bookmarks, passwords, selected materials will be returned to familiar places, if you use the account and synchronization of the "cloud-computer". Interestingly, the use of "account" will allow you to combine all the technique, which is managed by Microsoft software. If one account is used, you may notice, for example, how the search results from one machine appear in the prompts on other devices. It is convenient to use the same account not only to work on a PC running Windows, but also for authorization on devices Windows Phone, Xbox Live, Skype, Outlook, ONEDRIVE services and others.
Create a Microsoft account for Windows
Create a new "account" easily through the site Microsoft.com.or in the system itself (look at the example for Windows 8).
- In the first case switch by reference, fill in all fields of the form, enter the captcha and click "create an account".
- Additional information will come to the specified email box.
- You can change the data or configure the recording by reference https://account.live.com
- The phone you want to specify during registration is used only for more reliable protection of your personal data, is no longer used anywhere and is not shown.
- If you doubt that this is a sufficient level of protection, you can set the scheduled password change every 72 days.
- Any thematic questions about recording management, access recovery or other problems considers free technical support from Microsoft.
- Also, the main PC, which you regularly use at home can be done trusted - it will simplify the synchronization of documents and settings, restore access and control over other devices.
Microsoft Account in Windows 8
As we talked above, you can also create an account not through the site, but in the OS itself. To do this, when installing (starting with Win 8), enter the email address to which the record has already been registered. If it is not yet, "account" will be created automatically. To do this after installation, simply enter the word "account" and select the appropriate entry partition, follow the "Your Account" section -\u003e "Connect to ....". There is also an opportunity to go to the usual local record.
Remember that in the latest Skype versions, it was possible to authorize using Microsoft accounts.