Dmitriy

Another question is how to delete synchronization settings. For example, after reinstalling the OS, I want all settings to be preserved, but the mail settings not to be synchronized. Or delete all synchronization.

Dmitriy

Dmitriy,

Paranoia? Do you represent any special value for Microsoft?

Anton

The first three arguments did not seem at all compelling to me. All this has been used for many years thanks to third-party and, most importantly, cross-platform services and applications. In particular, I'm talking about Dropbox.

In principle, I don’t need local settings for modern applications, since I simply don’t use them (I can’t think of a single reason why it would be worth using them instead of the “classic” ones). Classic apps and their settings are in a special Dropbox folder as portable programs, so I have access to all the apps and settings I'm working with. Desktop settings, screensavers and other “personalization” are of little interest to me, since I do not change them (except for the combination of switching layouts).

Browser Synchronization - Google Chrome. Synchronizes everything in the background. Cross-platform (since I use three platforms).

Free storage... I have 67.5GB of storage on Dropbox. For free. I can't imagine the benefit that SkyDrive will give me in this area.

If I only used Windows and only Internet Explorer on all devices, then you might think about switching to a Microsoft account (by the way, I still have it, I just don’t use its benefits). But I highly doubt that this will ever happen, since I do not accept Windows PHone as a mobile platform and do not accept Internet Explorer as a browser.

Dmitry Karavaev

And RP cannot be updated to RTM (without “hacks”). At clean install, previously installed metro-modern applications are not installed independently, but the entire list is available in the Store (don’t forget about RMB), all that remains is to mark the ones you need and download.

Among the “problems” on a home laptop, I remember waiting for the “new” computer to receive trusted status - this moment is not highlighted in any way (for example, with messages like: “Synchronization in progress”). It’s just that after “I went away, had some tea and came back,” I saw from the wallpaper that it was already ready and I could continue going about my business.

xoxmodav

Vadim, what kind of tablet do you have?

Dmitriy

Semargl, so, even the small ones do the same thing, supposedly caring about our privacy!

Vladislav Artukov

Alexey Matashkin: I think Microsoft accounts are a great innovation

In essence, this is “Passport.NET” in MS Windows XP :-)

It's also LiveID.

Anton

Maxx: And if there is a sudden lack of Internet, will there be access to the computer if login via a live account is configured?

Andrey

Skype.
“...the ability to combine Microsoft and Skype accounts appeared virtually simultaneously with the arrival of the new operating system on sale. You can link these two accounts in modern application Skype for Windows 8."
Actually, how to do this? It seems like I dug through all the settings and didn’t find this.

Dmitriy

Anton,
I agree, otherwise it would be absurd to log into the system using such an account.

Anton

Vadim Sterkin: What happens? It bothers you to change language settings, but my argument that your wish was fully implemented in Windows 8 using an MSFT account suddenly turned out to be not strong enough. Further comments are unnecessary.

Vadim, below I described that this is the only thing I configure in the system for myself. Doing this once every few years for the main system is not that difficult. But it’s enough, I confirm this again. And putting up an entire system for synchronizing system settings just for the sake of it seems to me a waste of time for my use case. And I won’t see much benefit from this in any case.

Vadim Sterkin: Because no cross-platform services Windows settings are not synchronized. Chrome - yes, I use this myself, but don’t confuse warm with soft.

Vadim, read my message more carefully. I didn’t say that I synchronize system settings with third-party services. I said that everything that is important to me is already synchronized using third party tools. The internal settings of the system do not interest me, because I use the standard settings, which I do not change (except for switching the layout). I also mentioned this.

In other words, applications and their settings are important to me to solve my problems. What's on the desktop is purple to me. Everything there is as it was from the moment the system was first launched after installation.

Vadim Sterkin: Yeah, could you at the same time tell us how much you had to do to get these free 67.5 GB :) And by the way, how many of them do you actually use, can you share a screenshot?

Only about 18GB is used. The last 47GB were received just a few days ago along with updated phone. Their promotion is like this, as far as I understand. In principle, 20GB was enough before this. And I got 20GB quite easily and in just a week - I published a review of the service on my website with a referral link. In principle, prices there are not high and if not free option, which I took advantage of, I would buy the place.

Vadim Sterkin: However, in this post I reveal the features of SkyDrive in conjunction with Windows 8.

You won’t believe it, but I, too, oddly enough, in my commentary talked about Windows bundle 8 and Dropbox as well. :-)

Sergey

I also use a Microsoft account, bookmark synchronization... I uploaded all the photos to Skydrive, fortunately there are 25 gigs of space. But entering a password when turning on the computer is not very convenient for me, or rather for my child, his age does not allow him to read and write, so I had to change the settings and disable entering the password. Now I log in to my account automatically.

Vladislav Artukov

Skype 5.10 does not support signing in with LiveID. In the next build - maybe.

Maksim

Vadim, I have the following question: for example, I am a TechNet subscriber and have linked the purchased copy of Windows 8 to the LiveID from which you purchased the subscription; I want to continue to use this copy after the subscription period expires (let’s leave aside the moral and legal aspects). Will Microsoft be able to FORCED block such a copy of Windows?

Andrey

Vladislav Artukov,

I'm interested in how to merge accounts in Skype for win 8, and not classic (as it is called on the Skype website). The text of the article even contains a screenshot of such a merger, but I can’t find such a function (

Anton

Vadim Sterkin: 1. Sometimes you just have to admit that the problem that was bothering you no longer exists.

Within Windows 8 - maybe. Within Windows 7 - I can’t admit it, since it exists. And since I use several systems, solving this problem in one of them (and not in the main one) does not change the weather. Although yes, in theory you can use a Microsoft account to solve this particular problem in this particular operating system. :-)

Vadim Sterkin: I read carefully and even quoted you. The quote began with the words “All of this.”

You can find fault with specific words endlessly. Or you can read everything as a whole and understand the essence of what was said. Apparently, I didn’t explain it clearly enough in the last two comments, so I’ll emphasize the most important thing (so as not to write everything again):

Everything that I use from what is described in the first three paragraphs of the article does not bring any benefit to me, since everything I need, already implemented using third party services and applications.

Vadim Sterkin: And someone will say that this was included in the price of the phone :)

I didn’t even know about this bonus until I activated my Dropbox account on my phone. Although yes, someone may assume such a thing. Still, people are different.

Vadim Sterkin: At SkyDrive prices, I think it will be cheaper, but I know why it won’t suit you.

Unfortunately, I wasn’t even interested in the prices for SkyDrive - there was no reason.

Vadim Sterkin: I’m talking about new opportunities. I guess this is one of the reasons why you read my blog :)

You have many others useful articles, dedicated to Windows 7, which are more interesting to me. Although articles about Windows 8 are also interesting. I'm trying to find anything in them that would spark my interest in Windows 8. this moment Windows 8 is positioned in my mind as Windows RT as the main shell + Windows 7 as a separate subroutine with a couple of new minor interesting features. Well, since I don’t need a tablet OS on my computer, and the option “Windows 7 + a couple of new minor interesting features” is impossible (unless I write my own for this), I can’t yet find a single, even somewhat compelling reason, which would allow me to even consider switching completely to Windows 8 as my main working system.

Vladislav Artukov

Account Control Windows users-systems are used everywhere today. And it doesn’t matter at all whether it’s an office terminal on which several users are registered, or a home computer. All the latest Windows versions have such a tool, and it is activated by default immediately after installing the system. However, it is necessary to approach the essence of the issue of control of registration data more specifically, so that any user can take advantage of all the benefits of his registration, and, if necessary, add access rights to some functions and tools of the system.

What is a user account in general terms?

If we talk about what such registration records are in Windows systems, we can say that this is, roughly speaking, data about users who can log into the system and work with applications, documents or Windows tools using your own logins and passwords.

In principle, exactly the same concept of a user account can be found today in the same social networks, in programs that require a personalized login (for example, Skype or various kinds of instant messengers).

Of course, such registration is somewhat different from what we have in Windows, since when entering a program or some service, the registered user can use all the tools and capabilities without restrictions.

With Windows, the situation is somewhat more complicated, since for each such registration special access rights to certain functions are established. In other words, if the user does not have any rights to use the same system tools, to install or remove programs, no matter how hard he tries, it will be impossible to perform such actions (their execution will simply be blocked). The account control system is responsible for this. Immediately after installing the operating system, it is in active state, however, it is not difficult to lower the level of control or disable it completely.

But let's see into what categories all the entries registered in Windows can be divided. Now accounting registrations Microsoft will not be considered, although they, by and large, can also be classified as “accounts”. Let's dwell on local settings one computer terminal.

All login entries in Windows can be divided into two large groups: administrators and users. You can view which group a particular registration belongs to from the corresponding section of the Control Panel by selecting account type changes. But to the average user This option may not be available. And that's why.

Access rights and restrictions

The fact is that, as already mentioned, the system imposes strict restrictions on ordinary users who are not members of the administrator group. This was done so that they could not change system settings, which may cause Windows to not work.

On the other hand, this may be due to restricted access to some applications, functions for installing and uninstalling programs that are not intended for use on local computer, or even for the inability to view directories and files of other registered users, unless the general access. This is precisely the advantage of separating user registrations. However, one should not delude ourselves, since the administrator, having full set rights, view the user’s actions or gain access to his documents or even personal settings can be quite simple.

Administrator

The system creates an administrative user account directly during the installation process. It is the administrator who is, so to speak, in charge actor or, if you want, a certain manager who has the maximum set of rights and can also grant extended rights to other users (temporarily or permanently).

Regular users can also have these rights, but their priority rank is lower. To understand what we are talking about, consider simplest example from the army hierarchy. Let's say there are two senior officers in a regiment with the rank of lieutenant colonel, but one is in the position of regiment commander, and the second holds the position of chief of staff. Which one is more important? Of course, the regiment commander. The same is the case with Windows. The administrator is the regiment commander, the user with administrative rights is the chief of staff. But this is a purely conditional comparison.

Super administrator

But being an administrator on your own computer does not mean that you will have absolutely all rights to change system settings. Even in Windows 7, a system registration entry appeared in the form of the so-called super administrator, which is not displayed in the corresponding section and which cannot be changed.

Many people have probably noticed that sometimes to run a program or system tool it is necessary to use the run or delete line as an administrator, even though the user seems to be an administrator. This is the final frontier that ensures the protection and integrity of the operating system.

Since this account cannot be changed, you can get rid of constant requests from it. For example, to start a program you need to use the RMB menu on executable file or shortcut, then check the box next to the permanent run as administrator line.

You can also disable its use via command line, which initially needs to be launched as an administrator, and then enter the line net user administrator /active:no and press the enter key. You can, of course, delve into the registry, but this approach looks more complicated and time-consuming.

How to create a registration?

Now a few words about how to create a user account in the systems Windows latest modifications. As already mentioned, the administrator registration is created during the installation process.

But in order to add a user, you must use the above section of the “Control Panel” and select the appropriate item to add registration. Please note that user account names can be entered arbitrarily, even in Russian, but the login must include only latin characters(To special characters this does not apply).

When creating a registration, you will be asked to specify its type, which may subsequently affect the restrictions associated with access rights to certain functions. Here - at will. If you need to restrict the user so that he cannot make critical changes to the system settings, select normal registration; to provide extended rights, select the administrator group.

In principle, it will not be possible to change the type or provide additional labor rights in the future.

For example, to delete some files, you can use the RMB menu with the choice to change the owner and check the boxes next to all the items presented in the list (change, delete, etc.).

Issues of control and management of credentials

Finally, let's move on to the User Account Control system. In Windows 10 or any other modification of the system, this tool is called User Account Control or abbreviated UAC.

It is clear that the administrator can change the rules for each registered user, change his data, set extended rights, create passwords, etc. But in in this case We are talking about control from the operating system itself.

How to disable Windows User Account Control?

By and large, it is not recommended to completely disable the control system. Settings can be accessed from the above section, but in latest versions operating systems Windows is simpler Just enter the required abbreviation (UAC) in the search field, after which a control window will appear.

Any user account (be it an administrator or a regular user) falls under set level, which is adjusted with the slider located on the left.

To change the level, simply move the fader down or up. The upper position corresponds to maximum protection, the lower - complete shutdown control. True, in the absence of appropriate rights, an ordinary user will not be able to change anything. You will have to log in as an administrator. But you shouldn't do such things.

Instead of a total

This is briefly all that concerns both the “accounts” themselves and control of user accounts. I think it’s already clear how to disable this system. But to change such parameters, you must have the appropriate rights, otherwise nothing good will come of it.

As for the “accounts” themselves, registering a user in Windows on this moment is mandatory and non-negotiable. Actually, this is one of the principles of organizing system protection from unauthorized changes to parameters. On the other hand, for several users of one terminal this has its advantages, since no one else, of course, except the administrator, will be able to access user documents or, say, browsing history on the Internet.

"Microsoft" and what role it plays. The fact is that the software giant has united the masses useful services and servers, so using single sign-on you can access the whole variety of projects.

The whole world is in our hands

Creating a Microsoft account (Live ID) is necessary to manage services such as SkyDrive, Xbox LIVE, Messenger, Hotmail, Outlook, as well as systems Windows Phone and Windows 8.

Since the end of 2013, registration in the WP SDK can also be done using Microsoft account. The SDK provides all users with the ability to install any application that has the XAP extension on their devices running WP 8.

Details about registration

Next, we'll take a step-by-step look at how to create a Microsoft account (Live ID). We go to the official website at login.live.com, click on “Register” - the button on home page at the bottom. A window will open in front of us in which we need to enter personal data. Pay attention to the section that will discuss your preferred option for logging into the service.

Here we are interested in receiving a new mail address, so we select the appropriate inscription. The invented login must contain exclusively letters, as for the second part of the login, it is preferable to choose windowslive or live. Next, we come up with it and enter it into the fields provided for this purpose.

Let's not forget about safety

Never ignore the special password recovery section. When it comes to your preferred password recovery method, choose the one that is most convenient for you.

For example, you can choose Security Question or indicate an alternative you have email. Remember, your Microsoft Windows account should be as secure as possible, otherwise you may end up with additional hassle in the future.

At the next step, we indicate the country and zip code. You should not enter any numbers - this will not work, because Microsoft has a database of postal codes for each country. Confirm that you are not a robot by entering the characters shown in the picture in a special field, then click on “I Accept.” So, all fields have been filled out correctly, a new Microsoft account has been created, and registration, as we can see, was successful.

Additional account

So, how do you create a Microsoft account for Windows 8? It provides new panel Called PC Settings, it allows you to create local accounts or link your system to an online Microsoft account.

Thanks to an online account, you can synchronize all your personal data, a list of installed metro applications and some important system settings with any of the computers from which you plan to log in. So, open “PC Settings”, then “Settings”, then “Change PC settings”. A special window will open, in it select the “Users” section, click “Add user”. In order to use an online account, you must then enter a real email address (we discussed how to create an email above), click “Next”. Upon completion of the wizard, save the changes by clicking on the “Finish” button. The first time you log in with a new account, you will need an active Internet connection.

To create an account locally, on the first screen, select “Sign in without a Microsoft account,” then click the “Local Account” button. Enter the user name, indicate the password, as well as a hint, apply the changes using the “Next” button, and then click “Finish”. There are no tools for deleting or changing all user accounts in PC Settings for this version of Windows.

For this purpose, it is suggested to use the “Control Panel”, the “Accounts” item. In the list of available users, select the desired entry, then delete it, rename it or change the type. In addition, you can apply parental control, and change or create a password.

How do I create a Microsoft account for Windows 8.1?

On your desktop in Windows system 8.1 move to the upper right corner or press the Win + C key combination and select “Options”. Click "Change PC settings". The window that opens indicates what type of account we are logging in to: an account or a local account.

To log in through a “Microsoft” account or create one, select “Connect to a “Microsoft” account.” Click “Create” new entry". Fill in all fields or use an existing email.

After this, follow all the instructions of the system, and in a few minutes you will become the owner of your own account, which will significantly simplify your communication with your computer and open the way to new opportunities from a software giant that has no equal in the world of computers. We hope our tips will be useful to you. We thank every reader for your attention!

How to get a Microsoft account? This question worries many Internet users. If you are one of them, then this article is for you.

Microsoft is one of the largest IT companies in the world. This brand includes great amount various Internet services. Skype, store Xbox Live, search system Bing, package Office programs, cloud storage OneDrive - and these are not all programs operating under the Microsoft banner.

What is a Microsoft account? Essentially, this is a universal account. It can be used to work with any service from Microsoft. It is very convenient and practical. For example, you downloaded Skype and Office package. Instead of registering for each program separately, you can create one account on the official Microsoft website.

How to register with Microsoft

How do I create a Microsoft account? In fact, everything is very simple. You can register an account in just a couple of minutes. You must go to the official website of the company and follow the following instructions:

After this, the registration procedure will be completed. You will be automatically signed in to your Microsoft account. Now entered during registration email and you can use the password to log in to services owned by Microsoft.

How to add a user

An account in a Microsoft service can also be used to add a new user to the Windows OS. This is done as follows:

A new operating system user has been created. You can now sign in to your computer using your Microsoft account information. It is worth noting that the first time you log into the OS, settings are configured. This may take a certain amount of time.

Conclusion

If you often use Microsoft products, then it is quite rational to create an account on the company’s official website. This will save you a lot of time. After all, you will not need to register in each program separately. You can simply use the data from your Microsoft account.