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Do you own more than one Windows 10 or 11 computer? You can maintain separate settings on each device, but both versions of Microsoft's OS also offer ways to keep ...

If you use more than one desktop, laptop or tablet running Windows 8.1 then you can use Microsoft’s OneDrive platform to sync some settings across all of these devices, from the background wallpaper ...

Microsoft officials shared more specifics around the coming ability of Windows 8 to sync user settings and app purchases in a September 26 post on the Building Windows 8 blog. Microsoft revealed at ...

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A Microsoft account lets you sync settings and other content across multiple Windows 10 devices. A local account is restricted to just a single PC. Lance Whitney Contributing Writer Lance Whitney is a ...

Microsoft continues its push to get you to use a Microsoft account on Windows, this time through the Settings app. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Another new Microsoft Edge Dev channel build is now rolling out. The main new features in this update are family safety settings and extension syncing. The update is available now as version ...

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Microsoft updated its SkyDrive app for PC desktops that lets you pick specific folders to sync with your computer instead of downloading all your SkyDrive files at once. The new option is meant to ...