How to create a Microsoft account and why is it needed?

Let's try to figure out how to create a Microsoft account and what role it performs. The fact is that the software giant has combined a lot of useful services and servers, so with the help of a single registration you can access all the variety of projects.

The whole world is in our hands

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

Since the end of 2013, registration in the WP SDK can also be performed using a Microsoft account. The SDK toolkit provides all users with the ability to install any applications that have the XAP extension to communicators running WP 8.

Registration details

Next, we will look in a step-by-step manner on how to create a Microsoft account (Live ID). We go to the official site at login.live.com, click on "Register" - the button on the main page at the bottom. We will open a window in which you need to enter your personal information. Pay attention to the section, which will be talked about the preferred option of entering the service.

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

Do not forget about safety

Never ignore a special section with password recovery. As for the question of the preferred method of password recovery, choose the one that is most convenient for you.

For example, you can choose a security question or indicate your alternative e-mail. Remember, the Microsoft account of Windows should be protected as much as possible, otherwise you may get additional troubles in the future.

At the next step, specify the country and the index. Do not enter any numbers - it will not work, because Microsoft has a base of postal codes for each country. Confirm that you are not a robot by entering in the special field the characters displayed in the picture, then click on "Accept". So, all the fields are filled correctly, a new Microsoft account has been created, the registration, as we see, was successful.

Additional account

So, how do I create a Microsoft account for Windows 8? There is a new panel called "PC Settings", which allows you to create local accounts or bind the system to an online Microsoft account.

Thanks to the online account you can synchronize all your personal data, the list of installed metro applications and some important system settings with any of the computers from which you plan to log into the system. So, open the "PC Settings", then "Options", then "Change the computer settings." A special window will open, select "Users" in it, click "Add user". In order to use the online account, you must then enter the real email address (how to create the mail, we reviewed above), click "Next". After the wizard completes, save the changes by clicking the "Finish" button. During the first login to the system, a new Internet connection is required through the new account.

To create a local account, on the first screen, select "Log in without a Microsoft account," then click the "Local account" button. Enter the user name, specify the password, as well as a hint, apply the changes with the "Next" button, and then click "Finish". Tools for removing or changing user accounts for all users in the "PC Settings" of this version of Windows are missing.

For this purpose it is proposed to use the "Control Panel", the item "Accounts". 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 to create a Microsoft account for Windows 8.1?

On your desktop in Windows 8.1, move the mouse cursor to the upper right corner or press the Win + C key combination and select "Options". Click "Change PC settings". The opened window indicates under what type of account we logged into the system: account or local record.

To go through the Microsoft entry or create it, select "Connect to Microsoft record." Click on "Create a new entry." Fill in all fields or use existing mail.

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