IsaacFL
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- Location
- Palm Springs, CA
I am a newbie with Windows 8, so I am trying to teach myself how to use Windows 8.1 via a virtual machine on Windows 7.
I set up the user account using my Microsoft email account. I would like to use a different password on my desktop vs the email password. My email password since it is accessible via web is strong 16 characters long, random characters password and changed often. I would like to change the desktop password to something I can remember, still strong, but I don't change it as often since you have to get physical access to my desktop.
I assumed once I linked to the Microsoft account I could change the password on the machine without it changing my email password.
Is this not possible? I would prefer not to have to lower the security of my email account just to accommodate Windows 8. Never a problem before as my email clients stored the password.
I set up the user account using my Microsoft email account. I would like to use a different password on my desktop vs the email password. My email password since it is accessible via web is strong 16 characters long, random characters password and changed often. I would like to change the desktop password to something I can remember, still strong, but I don't change it as often since you have to get physical access to my desktop.
I assumed once I linked to the Microsoft account I could change the password on the machine without it changing my email password.
Is this not possible? I would prefer not to have to lower the security of my email account just to accommodate Windows 8. Never a problem before as my email clients stored the password.
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit 9600 Multiprocessor Free
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- Dell/XPS 410
- CPU
- Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6420 @ 2.13GHz
- Motherboard
- Dell Inc. 0CT017
- Memory
- 4.00 GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS
- Sound Card
- High Definition Audio Device
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Dual Dell SP1908FP (DVI)
- Screen Resolution
- 1280 x 1024 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 60 Hz
- Hard Drives
- (1) WDC WD7501AALS-00J7B0 (2) WDC WD10EARS-00Y5B1 (3) WDC WD7501AALS-00J7B0 (4) SAMSUNG SSD 830 Series