Solved Problems Syncing Settings Between Surface Pro 3 & Desktop

Empyre

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So as my title suggests, I'm having a little bit of difficulty here syncing my Microsoft account's settings between these two devices. One of the problems is that it worked a little too well.

I had spent a great deal of time organizing the start screen layout of my Surface Pro 3 the day I received it. My desktop computer, however, has a jumbled mess of a start screen. Going through my sync settings today, I noticed there was an option to sync the layout of the start screen of my specific account. I thought, "Great! All that time I spent organizing my Surface can be transferred to this mess of a machine!"
I was wrong. I was very wrong. Instead of syncing my nicely planned out and organized Surface Start Screen to the desktop computer, the horrid and wretched Desktop computer start screen synced itself to my beautiful Surface.

Before I make the same mistake twice, is there a way to choose which start screen syncs to which device? Also, I've come to terms with the fact that I'm going to have to reorganize a start screen. I only plan on doing it once and then syncing it to the other device, so would it be safer to do it via the desktop computer? Thanks in advance for any help!
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
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    Self-Built
    CPU
    Intel Core i5-2500k 3.3GHz
    Motherboard
    ASRock Z68 Extreme3
    Memory
    8GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GTX 470 Galaxy (OC), NVIDIA GTX 560 TI 448 (OC)
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    Integrated
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    24'' SCEPTRE X246W
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
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    Corsair 60GB SSD + 500GB WD HDD + 1TB Ext. Toshiba HDD USB 3.0
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    Thunderbolt 850W
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    CM Enforcer
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    SteelSeries Merc Stealth
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    Logitech G5000
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Hello Empyre, and welcome to Eight Forums. :)

In your case since Surface has a different screen setup than your desktop, it may be best to turn off syncing for the Start screen on the Surface and leave it turned on for the desktop. This way the Surface will still sync everything else but it's Start screen.

http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/5591-sync-your-settings-turn-off-windows-8-a.html

I had to do the same on my Surface Pro 2.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    64-bit Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self built
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
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    Internet Explorer 11
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    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
So there's no way to get the Desktop's start screen to match that of the Surface, then? Bummer. I'll definitely be keeping that Sync Setting turned off, though. I'd kick myself if I left it on while I fixed everything and had it all torn down again. Thanks for the help and the welcome, Brink! I'll go ahead and mark as solved.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Self-Built
    CPU
    Intel Core i5-2500k 3.3GHz
    Motherboard
    ASRock Z68 Extreme3
    Memory
    8GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GTX 470 Galaxy (OC), NVIDIA GTX 560 TI 448 (OC)
    Sound Card
    Integrated
    Monitor(s) Displays
    24'' SCEPTRE X246W
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Corsair 60GB SSD + 500GB WD HDD + 1TB Ext. Toshiba HDD USB 3.0
    PSU
    Thunderbolt 850W
    Case
    CM Enforcer
    Keyboard
    SteelSeries Merc Stealth
    Mouse
    Logitech G5000
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Avast! Internet Security
Not that I'm aware of. :(
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    64-bit Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self built
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
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