Everytime you use a Microsoft service, activity records are created for a variety of purposes. Some of the data is used to power Windows experiences, like the Timeline history view, while much of the rest of it is telemetry information … Read more
The latest version of Windows 10 Home with the May 2019 Update apparently no longer allows you to sign in with a local account, unless you disconnect from the Internet during the setup process.
Your Microsoft account can become locked if there’s a security issue or you enter an incorrect password too many times. Don’t fret though, as recovery is a simple procedure which should take only a minute to complete. First, login to … Read more
Are you in need of a second email address? You don’t have to create a whole new email account. Instead, you can add an alias to your existing Outlook.com inbox. You can send and receive email using the alias and … Read more
The Microsoft Store permits you to use apps and games on up to 10 of your devices at a time. If you add an eleventh device to your account, you’ll find you won’t be able to install any apps to … Read more
Microsoft lets you download an archive of all the data you’ve created across its services, such as search, browsing and location history. This allows you to backup and store your Microsoft activities, or use the data to extract information about … Read more
Microsoft news recap is a weekly feature highlighting the top Microsoft news stories of the past week. Sit back, grab some coffee, and enjoy the read! Microsoft teases a Fluent Design makeover for its Microsoft account online dashboard Microsoft has … Read more
Microsoft has started to roll out a redesigned version of its Microsoft account online dashboard with some nice Fluent Design touches
The option will be discontinued following the rollout of the new Skype experience on desktop and mobile, which doesn’t support Facebook login.
Microsoft has raised the Windows Store device limit from 10 to 2,000 devices for some users, but the company has yet to officially announce the change.
Microsoft is currently testing a new account login page on some of its online services such as Bing and Outlook.com, and the company says that it should be “simpler and hopefully easier.”
You will be able to recover your Microsoft account password from the lock screen in the Windows 10 Falls Creators Update.
Microsoft has just quietly rolled out a revamp to the online device account page, now displaying more information about your Windows 10 devices.
Earlier this week, Microsoft online services were hit by another global service outage and it seems that the root of the cause could be a bad certificate.
A number of reports on Twitter and elsewhere, and our own testing is showing that Microsoft account services, accessed via login.live.com, and Xbox Live are coming back online after being inaccessible for more than an hour. The Xbox Live Status … Read more
Microsoft has posted a notice on the Office 365 Service Health page acknowledging the login issues, calling them intermittent and “analyzing service logs”: Here’s the text of the notice: Title: Can’t sign in to Outlook.com User Impact: Users may be … Read more
Microsoft is having problems with their login services, for both Xbox Live and Microsoft account services (for what it’s worth, logging in to Office 365 apparently works), and lots of users are looking for information on the outage, which is … Read more
Last week, users had problems accessing Xbox Live and login.live.com (for logging in to your Microsoft account), and it looks like the problem has reared its ugly head once again. Currently, the Xbox Status page is reporting limited services for … Read more
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You may have trouble to sign in to several Microsoft online services this morning including Outlook.com, OneDrive, Skype and Xbox Live.
Here’s how to connect your Microsoft account to Disney Movies and get a free digital copy of the family-friendly movie “Monster’s, Inc.”
There is a legacy bug that dates back all the way to Windows 95 that is putting Windows 8 and 10 users at risk when entering Microsoft Account credentials into some areas.