The Revolution for Windows 8 Cloud Users
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One of the new features of Windows 8 is that you can use a Microsoft account to sign in When you start the system and log in with a Microsoft account, the device will connect to the cloud and the settings, preferences and applications associated with said account will be downloaded, thus being able to work comfortably on any computer that has Windows 8 installed.
This means that information from applications such as Outlook, Facebook, Twitter, Hotmail, and LinkedIn will be updated automatically; also that you can access photos, videos, documents and other shared files from applications such as SkyDrive, Flickr and Facebook; that they will be ableIn addition, applications purchased from the Windows Store can be used on up to 5 computers running Windows 8 and personal settings. When you sign in with a Microsoft account on a Windows 8 computer, settings you've chosen for desktop themes, language preferences, browser bookmarks, and history of visited sites, as well as other content for Microsoft applications and services.
How do I get a Microsoft account?
Microsoft accounts are required to use other Microsoft services such as SkyDrive or Xbox LIVE. If you are already a user of one of them, that same account and password will be used to log in to Windows 8 and be able to enjoy the advantages of cloud login, that is, you will be able to work with your information, preferences and applications from the Windows Store on any Windows 8 PC that you sign in to.
A Windows Live ID account also doubles as a Microsoft account, as the latter is the new name you used to use before they knew about “Windows Live ID”. If you are not sure whether you have a Microsoft account or not, you can check it by following these steps:
- Under the “Settings” charm, tap or click “Change PC settings”.
- In the left pane, tap or click “Users”.
- Your account information will appear in the right pane.
- Do any of the following:
- If an email address appears under your username, you're done. You'll be signed in with a Microsoft account and can get back to what you were doing.
- If “Local account” appears under your username, you can create a new Microsoft account or convert your local account to a Microsoft account.
If you don't have one, creating a Microsoft account is very easy If you've never used Microsoft services (Xbox LIVE, SkyDrive ), you can convert a local account to a Microsoft account, using any email address you have. Ideally, it should be the address that is used most frequently to log in to the preferred services (social networks, email, ...), since a corporate account, or another that is used very little, could cause some complications in case of change of company or that the provider deletes the accounts due to lack of use.
The steps that must be followed to create a Microsoft account from a local Windows 8 account are the following:
- Under the “Settings” charm, tap or click “Change PC settings”.
- In the left pane, tap or click “Users”.
- Tap or click Switch to a Microsoft account, and then follow the instructions.
Conclusions
Being able to access user settings on any computer with Windows 8 installed is a qualitative advance in the functionality of an operating system, through which configuration management is greatly simplified users who work with different computers (home, company, laptop, tablet). This is an added value that brings the system closer to the web environment and simplifies system maintenance tasks to the maximum.
The requirements to have a user in the cloud are as simple as only having a Microsoft account, which can be created from any email address for free.It can not be easier. And you, do you already have your user in the Windows 8 cloud?
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