More Work Smart Content: http://microsoft.com/itshowcase This guide is for informational purposes only. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT. © 2012 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Page 1 of 4 Work Smart: Connect a Microsoft Account (Windows Live ID) to Your Domain Account Get Started About Connected Accounts Windows ® 8 introduces a new concept called a “connected account” that provides: • The ability to “roam” your personalization settings (for example, your Lock screen picture or your desktop background) across multiple computers • Single sign-on for Windows Live services that require a Microsoft account (also known as a Windows Live ID) for authentication When you sync your settings with a connected account, the settings are stored in the cloud. When you sign in to any Windows 8 PC with a connected account, the settings are then loaded on that PC. It’s as if your Windows experience follows you around. This guide discusses a particular type of connected account. With Windows 8, you can connect your Microsoft account to your corporate domain account. After you connect the accounts, you will continue to sign in to your office PC with your domain (network) credentials. But the connected account makes it possible to sync your Windows personalization settings across multiple PCs and provides single sign-on to Windows Live services. The connected account also makes it easy to access the Windows Store from your office computer since the Windows Store requires a Microsoft account for sign in. Topics in this guide include: Keeping it All Secure Making Your Domain Account a Connected Account Changing Your Sync Settings Customization note: This document contains guidance and/or step-by-step installation instructions that can be reused, customized, or deleted entirely if they do not apply to your organization’s environment or installation scenarios. The text marked in red indicates either customization guidance or organization-specific variables. All of the red text in this document should either be deleted or replaced prior to distribution. Keeping it All Secure Corporate credentials that you enter on a domain-joined PC are not uploaded to the cloud and are never synced to your other PCs. This ensures that your corporate credentials stay on your IT-managed PC. When you sign in to a Windows 8 PC with a connected account, only a small amount of data (first name, last name, and display name) is shared with Windows. Windows does not use any of your other profile data. Your profile data stored in the cloud is released to apps or websites that you allow to have that data. While any modern-style app can leverage a Microsoft account for sign-in authentication, these apps must always ask you first if you want to allow access to particular details from your profile. Making Your Domain Account a Connected Account When you link your Microsoft account to your domain account, you decide which settings to sync between the two accounts. For example, you can decide whether or not to sync settings such as Desktop personalization, App settings, or Language preferences. <<Organization name>> IT also controls what you can sync through group policy. For example, for security reasons, IT does not allow syncing of Browser settings (browser history, favorites, or typed urls). More Work Smart Content: http://microsoft.com/itshowcase This guide is for informational purposes only. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT. © 2012 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Page 2 of 4 Work Smart: Connect a Microsoft Account (Windows Live ID) to Your Domain Account Get Started Connect a Microsoft Account to Your Domain Account 1 Swipe in from the right edge of the screen (point to the upper-right corner of the screen if you’re using a mouse), tap or click the Settings charm, and then tap or click Change PC settings in the lower-right corner of the screen. 2 On the left side of the screen, under PC settings, tap or click Users. 3 On the right side of the screen, under Your account, tap or click Connect your Microsoft account. Windows displays the Connect your Microsoft account wizard. 4 In the first screen of the wizard, clear the check boxes for the settings that you don’t want to sync, and then tap or click Next. Note For the desktop background image, Windows roams the image if it is under 2 MB. If it is over 2 MB, Windows compresses and crops the image to 1920 x 1200. 5 In the Enter your email address screen, enter your Microsoft account (your Windows Live ID). You can enter any email address if you don’t already have a Microsoft account or you can click Sign up for a new email address at the bottom of the screen to create a new email address. Tap or click Next. 6 In the Help us protect your identity screen, enter the characters you see on the screen, and then tap or click Next. More Work Smart Content: http://microsoft.com/itshowcase This guide is for informational purposes only. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT. © 2012 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Page 3 of 4 Work Smart: Connect a Microsoft Account (Windows Live ID) to Your Domain Account Get Started Note This dialog box may not appear depending on how your Microsoft account is set up. 7 In the Enter your Microsoft account password screen, enter the password for your Microsoft account, and then tap or click Next. 8 In the Enter security verification info screen, fill out any or all of the fields. When you sign in to another PC with your connected account, Windows uses the information in this screen to establish trust before signing you in. Tap or click Next. Note You may also see secret question and answer fields, depending on how your Microsoft account is set up. It’s a good idea to enter a secret question and answer in case you forget your Microsoft account password. 9 In the last screen of the wizard, tap or click Finish. Windows connects the two accounts. In the Users section, under Your account, Windows displays the Microsoft account that your domain account is connected to. You will continue to sign in to your office computer with your domain (network) credentials. If you access a website or service that normally requires a Windows Live ID for authentication, you won’t need to enter your Windows Live ID. When you sign in to any office computer with your domain credentials, your personalization settings will be the same. Likewise, if you sign in to your home computer or any other non-office computer with your Microsoft account, your personalization settings will be the same. More Work Smart Content: http://microsoft.com/itshowcase This guide is for informational purposes only. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT. © 2012 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Page 4 of 4 Work Smart: Connect a Microsoft Account (Windows Live ID) to Your Domain Account Get Started Changing Your Sync Settings 1 Swipe in from the right edge of the screen (point to the upper-right corner of the screen if you’re using a mouse), tap or click the Settings charm, and then tap or click Change PC settings in the lower-right corner of the screen. 2 Under PC Settings on the left side of the screen, scroll down and tap or click Sync your settings. 3 On the right side of the screen, under Sync your settings, turn on or off any of the settings that you want to change. Note To print this Work Smart Guide, press CTRL+P. For More Information Windows 8 http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/get-started . of 4 Work Smart: Connect a Microsoft Account (Windows Live ID) to Your Domain Account Get Started Connect a Microsoft Account to Your Domain Account. Microsoft Account (Windows Live ID) to Your Domain Account Get Started About Connected Accounts Windows ® 8 introduces a new concept called a “connected account