Win8 experience serialized second hit taskbar and personal account! (1)

In the previous issue, everyone already had an understanding of the appearance of the Win8 leaked version. It should be said that as an early version, the Milestone version of Win8 did not make a big difference in appearance, only a few changes are only reflected in the new icon or layout adjustment.

But in fact some of these features are not as simple as replacing replacement icons, and every change often indicates a new feature.

Figure 1 Win8 M3 main interface

When it comes to the first big change in the appearance of Win8, you have to talk about the account picture at the far right of the taskbar. In fact, this picture also caused a lot of conjectures. One of the people's very agreeable views is that Win8 will fully integrate Windows Live ID and automatically synchronize user data through the cloud.

Although the current M3 version is still relatively primitive, we can't prove what this feature will sync, but it's a fact to bind a specific account to the Live ID. Open functionality is only a matter of time.

The entire binding operation can be roughly divided into three steps. First enter the account management panel, click on "Link online IDs" on the left, and then install a service provider via "Add an online ID provider". Here I chose Windows Live ID Sign-in Assiastant).

Figure 2 Select "Link online IDs"

After a short wait, the installation will end, then click "Link online ID" to enter a Windows Live account, and the binding operation will end.

Figure 3 Bounded Windows Live Account

In addition to cloud synchronization, Win8 account switching is much more convenient than the old version. It can be seen that in addition to providing account icon display, Win8's switch menu also adds a shortcut operation related to one-click logout, lock computer, switch user, change user attribute, change avatar picture and so on.

Figure 4 Personal Account Menu

Especially for user switching, the menu selection of Win7
is not only convenient but also more intuitive.