How Windows 8 switches between a local account and a Microsoft account

Failure phenomenon:

How Windows 8 switches between a local account and a Microsoft account

Solution:

First, move your mouse to the upper-right or lower-right corner of your desktop, and choose Settings from the Super menu, as shown in the following illustration:

Windows 8 local account and Microsoft account switching

Select "Change computer Settings" from the menu that pops up, as shown in the following figure:

In Open computer settings, select User in the large class on the left and select "Switch to Microsoft account"; Refer to the following figure order A-b

Enter your Microsoft account in the newly opened interface, and click "Next" when you are finished, and refer to the following figure for an operation.

Note: If you do not have a Microsoft account, you can create a new Microsoft account by referencing the location in the following figure "a"

Wait a moment later will appear the following picture, please enter your password, and check the account password is matched, input good after click "Next";

Wait a moment then the link is successful and we choose "Finish".

Please note that when you switch to a Microsoft account, you need to enter your set of Microsoft account password to log on each time you turn on, and you cannot log on with the password you set up with your local account.

Patiently wait for Setup to complete.

Here's how to switch the Microsoft account to the cost account, still open "computer settings-users", as shown in the following figure, select "Switch to local account"

Enter the Microsoft password you have logged in and click Next, as shown in the following illustration:

Set up your local account name after you disconnect from the Microsoft account, and click "Next" when you are set up, and the following figure can be used as a reference.

When the following figure appears, select "Logout and Complete", the system will be set up, and then log off, all we have to do is wait for logout and then log back to the user.

Note: When you switch from a Microsoft account to a local account, each time you need to enter your local account password (if set) to log in, you cannot log in with the original Microsoft account password.