[Video Tip Inside] This post will help you in setting up a Microsoft Account in your Windows 8 PC. Microsoft account has a lot of benefits over the conventional local account. With Microsoft Account you can download and use applications from Microsoft store, you can also sync your settings across windows 8 based devices that have the same Microsoft account setup in them. By syncing your devices you can have the same look & feel of all your Windows 8 based devices whether it is a Desktop PC at home, work, your laptop or even a tablet.
Let’s checkout this video and then learn more about this:
Setup and sync a Microsoft Account
Hope you liked the video, below is the step by step process that shows how to setup and sync a Microsoft account in Windows 8:
- Make sure that you are connected to the Internet
- Go to the start screen & type user account
- Click on settings from the right pane
- Click on create an account
- Now,
- Click on Add a user account
- Enter your Microsoft based email account here ( Hotmail, live. msn , outlook.com )
- Click on next
- If, You do not have a Microsoft Account,
- You can click on Sign up for a new account and enter you current email address to make that email address your Microsoft Account
- After entering the required information click on Next
- This process might take a few minutes to complete
- Click on Finish
- Now,
- Go to the start menu
- Click on your user name from the Top right corner
- Click on Sign out
- Sign in with your Microsoft Account
- After signing in,
- Go to the start screen
- Type users
- Select users from the listed options
- Here, Turn on Sync settings on this PC
- Change the other options according to your like and feel.
