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Windows 8.1 Account Settings

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win8userWith Windows 8.1 Microsoft seems to want everyone in the cloud.
Traditionally home users had a local account. Windows 8 introduced another option, the Microsoft account.
In 8.1 Microsoft made it more difficult to have a non-Microsoft account.
In this article I will explain the differences and your options.

Sections:
Local And Microsoft Accounts Defined
– Local Account
– Microsoft Account
– Which should you use, a Local or Microsoft Account?
– Accessing Account Settings

Signing On With A Local Account During A Clean Installation

Signing Up For A Microsoft Account After Installation

Using The Windows Store When You Use A Local Account For Sign-In

Switch To A Local Account
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Classic Shell 4.0

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classicshell_newClassic Shell version 4.0.0 is out.
“Improved compatibility with Windows 8.1”
Download
Classic Shell has been around for nearly 4 years.
It has recently attracted attention from a wider audience because of its Start Menu addon/replacement called Classic Start Menu.
IMHO it is the best freeware Windows 8 start menu program.

Google Chrome Updated, Again

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google chrome“The Stable Channel has been updated to 30.0.1599.69 for Windows, Mac and Chrome Frame.”
Download or update from within the program.
Source: Google Chrome Blog

This update fixes the top two user issues with the latest stable build:
-Tabs freeze up (Issue: 303293)
-Lag in some games/GPU issues with certain monitors (Issue: 262437)

Chrome for Android updated too:
Chrome 30.0.1599.82 has several new features.