Windows 8.1 and Gmail
Monday, November 17, 2014 by kona0197 | Discussion: Personal Computing
So when I setup Windows 8.1 on my new laptop it wanted an email to use with Windows, and it had to be a Microsoft email. So out of curiosity I tried my Gmail addy and the system says it's a MS email. I know in the past I did something that made my Gmail addy a MS account, I linked something, but I can't remember. Is there a way to separate the two so that Gmail is NOT associated with Microsoft?
Reply #2 Monday, November 17, 2014 4:55 PM
look here:
https://security.google.com/settings/security/permissions?pli=1
if it's not there then it's not connected, but just a string of letters and numbers in MS's database.
Reply #3 Monday, November 17, 2014 6:10 PM
Thanks. Now I just need to learn how to setup 8.1. So far I'm setting it up so I never have to see that asinine start screen.
Reply #4 Monday, November 17, 2014 7:24 PM
OK, that link you gave me says Gmail is not connected to Microsoft. However, Windows still says my Gmail is a MS account and can be used like a MS account on Windows 8.
Reply #5 Tuesday, November 18, 2014 7:29 AM
Although I don't have Windows 8, I have a "Microsoft Account" associated with Skype that is a non-MS email address. Maybe it's something like "associated with Windows 8" when they refer to "Microsoft Account".
Reply #6 Tuesday, November 18, 2014 7:37 AM
You may have created a Live account using your Gmail address in the past?
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Reply #1 Monday, November 17, 2014 3:56 PM
FYI .. you don't have to set it up with an MS account at all.
Just tell it you don't have one (by selecting Create a new account) and on the next screen you will have the option to use a local account. (Sign in without a Microsoft account option)