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Control Panel
Control Panel includes some additional settings that you might use less often, such as customizing the desktop.
To open Control Panel:
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From the Start screen, open the Settings charm, tap or click Change PC settings > Control Panel (at the
bottom of the left pane.)
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From the desktop, open the Settings charm, and tap or click Control Panel.
Sync your settings
When you sign in with a M icrosoft account, your personal settings and preferences are stored on OneDrive, and
are sy nced to any PC that you sign in to.
To choose which settings sync: Open the Settings charm, and tap or click Change PC settings > OneDrive >
Sync settings. For more info about this, see Sync settings between PCs with OneDrive on Windows.com.
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Accounts and sign in
A user account determines how you interact and personalize your Surface. When you want to use Surface, you
sign in with your user account.
What type of account do I have?
To see which type of account you're using:
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Open the Settings charm, and tap or click Change PC settings > Accounts > Your account.
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If you see your name and email address, you’re using a Microsoft account.
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If you see Local account, this means your account is on Surface and you don’t have the benefits
of connecting to the cloud.
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If you see a network domain (domain name\username), then you’re using a domain account,
such as an account for your workplace.
Questions? See User accounts: FAQ on Windows.com.
What is a Microsoft account?
A M icrosoft account is the email address and password that you use to sign in to services like Outlook.com,
OneDrive, Windows Phone, and Xbox. If you use an email address and password to sign in to these M icrosoft
services, then you already have a M icrosoft account. To learn more, see All about accounts on Surface.com.
To switch from a local account to a M icrosoft account:
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Open the Settings charm, and tap or click Change PC settings > Accounts > S witch to a Microsoft
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