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Hello,  Having bought a new computer equipped with Windows 8.1, I notice that by clicking on the Mail icon, I automatically access my emails without having to enter a password! Is my Outlook (ex-Hotmail) file always open? I don't like this, as if the computer is on, anyone can read my emails in my absence!  What should I do to ensure that Outlook (ex-Hotmail) is only accessible by entering a password? Should I remove Outlook (ex-Hotmail) from the Mail app? ... and how do I do that?  Thank you for your replies,  Daddysnak  Configuration: Windows / Chrome 31.0.1650.63  -- The future belongs to those who wake up early!

Help-Jason · Answer

Hi, Windows 8 offers during its installation (and even in the settings) to link your Microsoft account with the local account on the PC. To remove this feature, back up your work and then follow the tree structure below:  Right panel > Settings > Change PC settings > Accounts > Disconnect  Then, enter your Outlook password and choose a local account name and password. Finally, click on disconnect and finish. The reverse operation is done the same way but takes more time. The Mail app in Windows 8 no longer automatically displays your emails: it asks you to log in (it's up to you, I haven't tested what it's like).

daddysnak · Answer

Hello Help Jason,  Thank you for your reply ... which I will test tomorrow Monday, as the computer is currently with my son, and he will bring it back to me tomorrow morning.  But I will surely have more specific explanations to ask you, as I believe there is only one existing account ... Outlook. And I do not want to delete the Outlook account (with all the emails!) but only its link with the "Mail" tile on the "Home" screen.  See you tomorrow, then, and have a good Sunday!   The future belongs to those who wake up early!

Help-Jason · Answer

Yes, yes, don't worry. I tested this feature myself and the results are as follows:  - You can no longer access your emails from the "tile" Mail on the Windows 8 home screen (as you wanted). It will now require you to log in when you click on it.  - Your local Windows 8 account no longer has your email address as its name and does not share the same password as your Outlook account (unless you chose to make them the same). It is now a LOCAL account (so it has nothing to do with Outlook, it's like an account from the older versions of Windows).  - And your email address and all your emails are not destroyed! Go to the Outlook site and log in. You can access your emails from the Internet and no longer from Windows 8 (Mail). Outlook site: www.outlook.com  There you go, keep me posted!

daddysnak · Answer

Hello Help-Jason,  Everything worked perfectly! From now on, I can leave the computer on without worry! Thank you very much!  Another question (if I may ...) Where is the "start" button?  In "Windows 8.1 for Dummies" (non-paid advertisement!), I read that to turn off the computer, "from the desktop or the start screen," I need to right-click on the start button. But I can't see what it is!  Thanks again.  Daddysnak -- The future belongs to those who wake up early!

daddysnak · Answer

Oops! I just realized that the "Start button" is the Windows window at the bottom left of the screen. Sorry  -- The early bird catches the worm!

Difference between Microsoft account and Hotmail account

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