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POWER USERS’ CLINIC SYNC SETTINGS

It’s one of the best parts of the Microsoft account system:

Whenever you sign into a Windows 8 or 10 computer, all your
settings are in place. Your desktop picture, your color scheme,
your web bookmarks—the works. If you have a desktop PC at

home and a laptop on the road, well, you’re all set; everything
is consistent as you move from computer to computer.

There are two reasons you may not love this idea, however.

First, maybe there’s some reason that you don’t want a certain
setting synced. Maybe you use your laptop exclusively when
you’re in France and don’t want your English-language