Sign in to your Microsoft work account. Setting up Windows Live ID and mail accounts
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Mobile operating system from Microsoft continues to gain momentum. There are more and more users. But not everyone can immediately get used to the new operating system and a number of difficulties arise. In this article we will try to briefly highlight a number of points.
Which Microsoft account to use
Windows background connects your phone to your Microsoft account so you can create backups data. The integration of such services is being implemented: email, xbox music, xbox.
When will you open account, you will be prompted to sign in to Microsoft.
How an account is created
Each Microsoft service associates an account with an id, in this case an email id. But this does not mean at all that a Microsoft windows phone account can only be linked to an email. Many users have one account that allows them to easy access to any service.
Most often, we store all important information in one place. For this reason, the developers have provided everything in such a way that when a user logs in with a Microsoft account, this account will automatically connect him to additional services. what is planned in new version- not yet known.
Setting up a mail account, synchronizing contacts
These steps are very easy to perform. There are no special differences from other smartphones, you just need to get used to the features. So, the scheme of actions is as follows:
1. We perform screen unlocking.
2.Go to the settings.
3. Open mail + accounts.
4. Then you should add a new account, as well as specify the type of email server, that is, yahu, nokia, and so on. In the settings, the user has the ability to synchronize only contacts and calendar, or Email.
Photo editing
The new operating system has tools to edit your favorite photos and make them more unique. You can rotate photos, resize them, crop, add effects.
Saving information in a new smartphone
If you already have a smartphone, most likely your contacts have already been linked to your mail account. All you need to do is set up a mail account on your new phone. Some smartphones have special applications, allowing you to quickly and painlessly 🙂 import sms and contacts from your old phone to a new one.
There are a number of good reasons why you should sign in to apps with a single Microsoft account.
What is a single account
It is a universal account that can be used to perform actions in a number of Microsoft services:
- online music service Xbox and Xbox Music;
- Outlook.com mail client;
- program for voice and video communication Skype;
- phone lookup service
- OneDrive cloud storage (formerly SkyDrive);
- Office 365 and other apps.
How to register and login
If you are using one of the above apps on your mobile gadget, then you already have a Microsoft account.
If you don't have it, you can create it:
- find the “settings” section in the phone menu;
- select the item "mail" - "accounts";
- on the “stay informed” screen that appears, click “login.”
Follow the next steps according to the prompts in the instructions.
Registering on a computer is also not particularly difficult. Just go to the official website and fill in the registration form fields.
Be careful: when entering the desired email address, make sure that it is free. Correctly indicate the country of your location, in order to avoid further problems with registration.
The login password must be between 8 and 16 characters long.
If you have a Microsoft account, to enter, simply enter your email address and password in the form provided. And in order not to do this every time, check the box in front of the inscription "stay in the system", and in this case the login will be performed automatically.
You can view your settings and manage your account at https://account.live.com/ . And you can find out your account (if you only found out about its existence) by going to the "Can't access your account" section.
Safety
To increase the level of security, it makes sense to pass a double authentication. This will minimize the risk of your actions. To do this, you will need to enter additional data: phone number and email address. By the way, they can be made in aggregate, in an amount of up to 10 units.
In this case, for example, in order to change the password, you will be required to enter the code received in an SMS message to specified number phone or follow the link sent to your email address.
A Microsoft account is used to sign in to services such as Outlook.com (mail), SkyDrive (cloud file storage) , Windows phone(phone operating system), Xbox LIVE (game console), Windows 8.1 (computer/laptop/tablet operating system). If you use your email address and password to sign in to these and other services, you already have a Microsoft account, but you can sign up for a new one at any time.
What are the benefits of using a Microsoft account:
Synchronization of personal settings - themes, language settings, browser favorites, and data from most applications - across all computers under Windows control 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1.
Opportunity purchase apps from the Windows Store and use them on computers running Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1.
Automatically update contact information and status of friends from Outlook.com, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and similar services.
Access and share photos, documents, and other files from places like skydrive , Facebook and Flickr.
In order to create an account on the desktop Windows desktop 8.1 Move the mouse cursor to the top right corner or click keyboard shortcut
Click " Changing computer settings".
In the window that opens, you will understand under which account you logged into the computer: under a local account or a Microsoft account.
Local account:
Microsoft account:
To sign in with a Microsoft account or create one, click " Connect to a Microsoft account".
in field E-mail address enter a unique name and select a domain: outlook.com, hotmail.com or live.ru. You can also use existing mail, for this click " Or use an existing email address" and enter your email address.
Enter your first and last name below and click " Further".
In the next window, you must enter your date of birth and choose two of the three ways to recover your password. For recovery, you can use either a cellular phone number, or specify another email address or choose an answer to a question. IN this example I provided the second email address and the answer to the question.
After that, enter the characters in the field and click " Further".
Choose how you want to receive a code to confirm your account creation. In my case, there is one option - the previously specified email.
An email with a code will be sent to the specified email address for password recovery, you must enter it in the field.
In 2011, Microsoft bought the rights to the Skype messenger. Account.live.com on Microsoft.com is now not just access to all the services of this corporation, it is also a Skype account.
What is a Microsoft account in Skype? This is Single Access that can be used to both sign in to Video Messenger and sign in to other services such as Outlook.com, OneDrive, Windows Phone, and Xbox LIVE. In fact, it is very convenient, because in this way you get access to all your files, photos, games, settings on any device.
Your Microsoft account name on Skype is the phone number or email address you provided when you signed up. If you have become Skype user most recently, then you already have a Microsoft account, these two profiles are inextricably linked. And the reverse situation, registering Microsoft account, you automatically get a new Skype account.
If you are not satisfied with this alignment of affairs, then you can search, otherwise, let's move on.
How do I sign into Skype with my Microsoft account? There is nothing easier - write down your login and password from the account in the windows provided for this - and the system will recognize you.
Many, when trying to log in to the video messenger under their account, are faced with the fact that Skype requires an account Microsoft entry. What should such users do? There are three options:
- You can Microsoft and, as a result, enter Skype through it
- Or upgrade your Skype profile so that it can be considered an account
- And you can merge these two accounts if you already have one and the other
With our guide, you can.
Create an account
- In order to create a new account, you need to go to the Microsoft website and in the right upper corner click on "Login"
- A window will open in which, under the line for entering a login, you will be prompted to create a new account. Click on this line
- As a login, you will be offered three options - a phone number, a valid email address, or new address- @outlook.com
- Choose the right option
- Create a password (at least 8 characters, you can use numbers, symbols and English letters)
- Click "Next"
- Now you need to add information about yourself - first and last name, date of birth and region of residence
- To prove to the system that you are not a robot, enter the captcha
- That's all, with the data specified during registration, you can log in to Skype
How to merge Skype and Microsoft accounts
- Go to https://www.microsoft.com
- Click on the word "Login" in the upper right corner
- Enter your Skype credentials in the login and password fields
- If your profile has not been upgraded, you will receive a notification to do so
- Click "Next"
- The system will prompt you to add a valid email address or create a new one - @outlook.com
- Do it and verify the address
- You managed to combine your Skype account and Microsoft services
We connect two US
If you have an account with both services, you can link them. Here's how to link Skype to your Microsoft account:
- Go to https://account.microsoft.com .
- If you are logged in, click "Logout"
- Enter your name in the login window Skype ID and confirm with a password
- You will immediately receive a notification that this data can be used as an account for the services of this site
- Click "Next"
- A window will open asking you to enter an email address that is already in use as a Microsoft account
- Enter the required data
- Confirm that you are the owner of this profile (an email with a confirmation link will be sent to the mail)
- Click "Next". The system will display a window for entering the password from the account
- Enter it and click "Login"
You did it, now the two profiles are merged. Look in another article.