Am i obliged by the computer to sign-in my Microsoft or Hotmail account?
Signing into your Microsoft account uses MS services. These services synch upon boot, therefore it takes longer. However, one gets personalized info via these services. You could change to a local account or create another one to sign in with or just boot to. The services will be limited, though.
http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/5518-user-account-type-change-windows-8-a.html?filter[1]=User Accounts
http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/5536-user-account-add-new-user-windows-8-a.html?filter[1]=User Accounts
Does Windows checks the disk & defrag the disks even when the lid is close or the PC is sleeping?
That depends on settings as to what happens when you close the lid. Usually they sleep. You could set it otherwise. Perhaps to sleep after an allotted time? Those settings are within your Power Options via the Control Panel or “Change PC settings” via Charms Bar > Settings.
I heard that deleting .tmp files will help with your PC's performance. But you are telling me it doesn't make a difference. What is correct here?
I don’t think that it would make a difference other than with a file search. It would have to sift through those. If anything, it actually slows a browser down slightly due to deleting cookies. CCleaner has a “Smart cookie” setting one could use. It is an option upon installation. All in all, it’s a good practice to keep a clean anything.
Browsers nowadays be it PC, Mac or mobile devices seem to outdo each other. Some say theirs is much better/faster other say the same thing. For you what are the Top 2 in reality terms are the top browsers to use for PC?
I am what I would consider a Windows/MS purist. I hardly use 3[SUP]rd[/SUP] party programs. I’ve heard many an argument on browsers. I simply stick with IE.
Is it advisable to create a Recovery Disk on startup or the initial setup? Or not? Or are my file safe as where they are? (As i heard there is the Refresh option somewhere)
After one has their device the way they like it with all programs installed, settings, and personalization is a good time to mirror IMO. Also, Windows continues to have a backup program to back up personal files on a regular bases.
How do i partition a hard drive? I would like to just partition them as i did on my Mac i.e. documents, photos, music, video...that's it. Please help.
I think it is better to back up on exterior drives such as thumbs, HDs, DVDs, etc. in case the main drive goes bad. However, if that’s what you choose please refer to Disk Management help, look into the tutorial section of this forum, or the MS help site.
Before i thought of getting a Windows laptop i was considering a Google Chromebook. I thought because i have an Android tablet and a phone i can take advantage and just enjoy the full Google suite of services including that 100GB of Google Drive.. their cloud service.
So....
Instead of partitioning thh HD shall i just save them on the cloud using Google Drive or One Drive? But OD has a lot less storage isn't it?
I have Windows 8.1 Pro on my Acer tower and a Nokia Lumia 1520 phablet. I am heading in the MS direction of an OS and services across all devices. Simple to me, but that’s me. Never had any Apple products and I very much dislike Google.
I use OD with free space given to me for now, so it’s limited. One can buy as much storage as one needs. You may want to do a price comparison. I would imagine they’re all pretty much the same.
Thanks for the rep, BTW! Very considerate of you. :thumb: