- Different Windows Lock Screens
- Customizing the Lock Screen Picture
- Adding Apps to the Lock Screen
- Rearranging Tiles on the Start Screen
- Making Tiles Larger or Smaller
- Removing Tiles
- Adding New Tiles to the Start Screen
- Changing Windows Colors
- Changing Your Profile Picture
- Configuring Windows Settings
- Setting Up Additional Users
- Switching Between Users
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
Setting Up Additional Users
Chances are you’re not the only person using your computer; it’s likely that you’ll be sharing your PC with your spouse and kids, at least to some degree. Fortunately, you can configure Windows so that different people using your computer sign on with their own custom settings—and access to their own personal files. You do this by assigning each user in your household his own password-protected user account.
Display the charms bar and click or tap Settings to display the Settings panel.
Click or tap Change PC Settings to display the PC Settings page.
TIP: Two Types of Accounts
Windows 8 lets you create two different types of user accounts: online and local. An online account is linked to a new or existing Microsoft Account and lets you synchronize your account settings between multiple computers. A local account is exclusive to your current computer; with a local account, you don’t have to be connected to the Internet to log on to your computer.
Note: Microsoft Account
By default, Windows creates new accounts using existing or new Microsoft Accounts. You need a Microsoft Account login to use many of the interactive features of Windows 8, such as linking your account to Facebook or Microsoft’s SkyDrive; a Microsoft Account is also necessary to access features with live updates, such as the Weather and News apps.
Click or tap Users in the left column.
Click or tap the Add a User button.
When the Add a User screen appears, enter the person’s email address into the Email Address box. (If this person currently has a Microsoft Account, such as a Hotmail account, use the email address for that account.)
Click or tap the Next button.
TIP: Creating a New Microsoft Account
If you have an existing Microsoft Account, such as for Hotmail or Xbox Live, you can use that as your Windows account. If you don’t yet have a Microsoft Account, you can create one at any time—it’s free.
TIP: Three Ways to Log In
When you set up an account, you can choose from three different ways to log in. You can log in to an account with a traditional password, a PIN code, or a picture password.
If you enter an email address that is not associated with an existing Microsoft Account, you are prompted to enter additional information (first name, last name, ZIP code, and so forth) to create a new account. Do so, and then click the Next button.
When prompted to add security verification info (phone number, alternate email, or secret question), do so, and then click the Next button.
When the Finish Up screen appears, enter your birth date and gender, enter the CAPTCHA characters, and then click the Next button.
When the final screen appears, click the Finish button.
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TIP: Setting Up a Local Account
To set up a local account instead of a Microsoft Account, follow the previous steps until you get to the Add a User screen, and then click Sign In Without a Microsoft Account. When the next screen appears, click the Local Account button and follow the onscreen directions from there.
TIP: Switching to a Local Account
If you created your initial Windows user account as one linked to a Microsoft Account, you may later decide that you’d rather have a local account, instead. To do this, display the PC Settings page, select Users, and then click the Switch to a Local Account button. Follow the onscreen instructions from there.
When the Finish Up screen appears, enter your birth date and gender, enter the CAPTCHA characters, and then click the Next button.
When the final screen appears, click the Finish button on.