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chance to create a free Outlook.com email address, which will become this

person’s Microsoft account.

You’ll also be offered “Use a phone number instead.” That’s right: Family
members can now use their phone numbers as their Microsoft IDs. Either
way, enter the address or number and then hit Confirm, and then Close.

You wind up on the “Your family” screen again (Figure 18-2, top), where
your new family member’s Microsoft account appears. You’ve created the
account! Behind the scenes, Microsoft has sent an invitation to the email

address or phone number you’ve specified. Until the person accepts the
invite, the word “pending” appears next to the account name on this screen.

After they accept the invitation, though, new family members can sign into

this computer (or any other Windows 8 or 10 machine).

Note
You may notice that next to your family members’ names on the “Your family” screen, it says
“Can sign in.” That’s your cue that if they’re very, very naughty, you can block them. Hit Block,
and then Block in the confirmation box, to prevent them from logging in. Once they’ve
apologized, you can always unblock them.

Adding Someone Else

You can add a new account for someone who’s not a family member, too.

This time, you’ll have the chance to create a local account (“Local
Accounts vs. Microsoft Accounts”), which lets the person sign in with his

name instead of an email address. (Of course, a local account doesn’t offer
the syncing and other features of a Microsoft account; it exists only on this
computer.)

Tip

It’s perfectly OK to create an “Other users” account even for someone who is a family member.
You’d do that if you wanted your relative to have a local account, for example, or if you wanted to
create an account for an adult relative who does not need control over the kids’ accounts.