Hello,
I am helping my brother with his HP laptop that has Windows 8.1 installed with current updates. The laptop is set up to start up with a local account name.
I assume that a Microsoft account was created when the machine was first set up in order to access the Microsoft Windows Store. The problem is that he can not remember the name. Is the Microsoft Acount name stored somewhere on the machine so it can be displayed and I can find out what it is?
I noticed when looking at the installed apps (not Windows programs), I saw one for AccuWeather, Samsung Printer Experience and Fox News. I doubt all of those were included with the machine by HP. That makes me think these apps were downloaded from the Windows Store, which requires a Microsoft Account.
On the other hand, when bringing up the Windows Store app, it does not show any updates available in the upper right corner. That indicates to me that the Store app is not associated with a Microsoft Account.
I would like to get to the Microsoft Account name in order to update existing apps and download new ones. Second, he just got a new HP laptop with Windows 10 and it would be desirable to have both use the same Microsoft Account.
If I can not recover the Microsoft Account name (assuming there is one), I am thinking the best alternative is to just create a new Microsoft Account.
Thanks for any help.
I am helping my brother with his HP laptop that has Windows 8.1 installed with current updates. The laptop is set up to start up with a local account name.
I assume that a Microsoft account was created when the machine was first set up in order to access the Microsoft Windows Store. The problem is that he can not remember the name. Is the Microsoft Acount name stored somewhere on the machine so it can be displayed and I can find out what it is?
I noticed when looking at the installed apps (not Windows programs), I saw one for AccuWeather, Samsung Printer Experience and Fox News. I doubt all of those were included with the machine by HP. That makes me think these apps were downloaded from the Windows Store, which requires a Microsoft Account.
On the other hand, when bringing up the Windows Store app, it does not show any updates available in the upper right corner. That indicates to me that the Store app is not associated with a Microsoft Account.
I would like to get to the Microsoft Account name in order to update existing apps and download new ones. Second, he just got a new HP laptop with Windows 10 and it would be desirable to have both use the same Microsoft Account.
If I can not recover the Microsoft Account name (assuming there is one), I am thinking the best alternative is to just create a new Microsoft Account.
Thanks for any help.
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 8 Home 64 Bit
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- Home Built
- CPU
- Intel Core i7 3770
- Motherboard
- Biostar TZ77B
- Memory
- Team 4 X 4GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- None
- Sound Card
- Integrated
- Hard Drives
- Western Digital Black 1TB
- PSU
- Sea Sonic 650 Watts Modular
- Case
- Enermax Staray
- Cooling
- Intel standard fan
- Browser
- IE 10
- Antivirus
- Norton