Page 883 - Windows 10 May 2019 Update The Missing Manual: The Book That Should Have Been in the Box

your files, music collection, and movies, of course (unless you’ve stored

them on your OneDrive). But you will find every possible account-related
element ready and waiting, even on a computer you’ve never used before.
Here’s what you’ll find:

Your email, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Hotmail, and other
accounts. You’re supposed to link these to your Microsoft account.

After that, no matter what computer you use, your People app,
Skype program, and other address books will always be up to date
and fully loaded.

Your online photos. Once again, your Microsoft account can store
your links to services like Flickr and Facebook, so their contents

are automatically available when you sign into any Windows 8 or
10 machine.

Your OneDrive. Any files you’ve stashed on OneDrive (Figure 3-

15) are available to you.

Your settings. Here are your wallpaper, color scheme, Cortana

settings, and many other settings. Many programs store their
settings as part of your Microsoft account, too.

Your Xbox world. As described on “Xbox”, Windows 10 can
show you all the details of your online Xbox universe; let you play
an Xbox game on your computer; and let you play certain games

against someone with an Xbox (while you’re on a Windows 10
machine). All that requires a Microsoft account.

Your web world. Your browser bookmarks (Favorites), browsing

history, and even stored website passwords will be there waiting
for you in Edge.