Windows 8 syncing

Rob Williams · 01-11-2013, 09:25 PM

I managed to forget that with Windows 8, logging into your Microsoft account automatically syncs certain things between other Windows 8 installs, including wallpaper, IE settings and so forth. So imagine my laughter when I installed Windows 8 fresh tonight and was greeted to this desktop:

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Yes... I'm in the process of reviewing an ASUS notebook ;-)

madmat · 01-12-2013, 01:27 AM

BAHAHAHA!

01-11-2013, 09:25 PM	#1
Rob Williams Editor-in-Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 13,231	Windows 8 syncing I managed to forget that with Windows 8, logging into your Microsoft account automatically syncs certain things between other Windows 8 installs, including wallpaper, IE settings and so forth. So imagine my laughter when I installed Windows 8 fresh tonight and was greeted to this desktop: Yes... I'm in the process of reviewing an ASUS notebook ;-) __________________ Intel Core i7-990X EE @ 3.43GHz, GIGABYTE X58A-UD5, Kingston 12GB DDR3-1333, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD, WD VR 1TB, WD 2TB, Seagate 2TB, LG BD-ROM, ASUS DVD-RW, Corsair 1000HX, Corsair H60 Cooler Corsair 800D, Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Gentoo (KDE 4.10, 3.7 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter <Toad772> I don't always drink alcohol, but when I do, I take it too far.

01-12-2013, 01:27 AM	#2
madmat Soup Nazi Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: No soup for you! Posts: 1,636	BAHAHAHA! __________________ M4N82 Deluxe Phenom II 940 Black Edition quad core @ 3.5Ghz 2x1 gig OCZ PC26400 Platinum, 2x1gig GSkill PC26400 EVGA GTX260 Buncha drives, Some other stuff, Even more stuff, If the automobile had followed the same development cycle as the computer, a Rolls-Royce would today cost $100, get a million miles per gallon, and explode once a year, killing everyone inside. --Robert X. Cringely, InfoWorld magazine Sign Me!