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Question

Types of account: Local or Administrator

Mar 22, 2016 6:38PM PDT

When I originally got computer I had to get a Microsoft Account? (came with Windows 8.).
Changed that to a "local account" Told it was safer?
Am now told to I should have made 2 accounts. Microsoft as the Admin. and the another account to make as my Local account.
I am only person who uses computer. I have a wireless router just to stream movies to TV.
Any of this sound reasonable?
Also does have 2 accounts mean I have a Network or Homegroup?

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Why Not Two LOCAL Admin Accounts...
Mar 22, 2016 7:42PM PDT

That's what I do on all my computers. I haven't used Microsoft as any of the admin accounts. A second admin account allows for an easier recovery should one of the profiles/accounts go south, which happens frequently on some machines. Having two admin accounts allows you to make and save system changes should one of the other admin accounts fail.

As to being a network or a homegroup, it's neither.. It's just a login method.

Hope this helps.

Grif

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Your Microsoft account
Mar 23, 2016 5:00AM PDT

allow you to sync One drive, Outlook.com email and download from the store. It also allows you to share setting on multiple computers. Those computer don't have to be on the same network because those setting are stored at Microsoft. An Admin account just gives you more rights to do things like uninstalling programs if right are set to only allow admin users to uninstall.