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Microsoft account
A quick and easy
sign-in option which
uses your email
address and
password to give you
access to a range of
Microsoft services
from Windows 10
and Skype, to
OneDriveandOffice.Local account
Also known as an
offline account, a
local account is a
traditional type of
Windows user
account which is not
linked to an email
address.Synchronisation
A technique of
copying data
between computers
to keep files and
settings the same
across two or more
machines you use.ACCOUNT
INFORMATION
Within Settings you
can see information
about your account
including whether it
is an administratorSYNC OPTIONS
If there are some
settings you would
like to keep on a
particular computer
you can disable
some options.ADDITIONAL USERS
If you share your
computer, each user
can sign in with their
own MS account so
their data can be
synchronised.ONEDRIVE
Windows 10 will not
synchronise files
between computers,
but you can use
OneDrive to do
just this.9 Configure sign-in options
Go to the Sign-in options section of Settings > Accounts
and you can choose various ways to sign into your account. The
Require sign-in settings can make Windows require a sign-in
when you’ve been away for a while. When you start up your PC,
you can just click the account you want to use, and the Start
menu can be used to switch between them too.
10 Synchronise file with OneDrive
Windows 10 doesn’t sync documents between computers,
but you can use OneDrive. Sign into OneDrive using your
Microsoft account, and configure it to sync files between PCs –
you need to remember to save them into your OneDrive folder.
Files will be uploaded to your OneDrive online storage, and then
back to your other PCs the next time you sign in. QAnyonecandoit
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