Very often, users who have bought a smartphone with the Windows Phone operating system are faced with the problem of creating a valid phone account to access all of its functions. This tutorial will show you how you can quickly and effortlessly create a Windows Live ID for your smartphone. Windows Live ID is an identification and authentication service provided by Windows Live. Used for single sign-on on all Microsoft network services, for synchronizing contacts, downloading games and applications, and much more.
It is worth noting that all phone settings, as well as personal files, will be synchronized with this account. If you forget your password and cannot recover it, you will have to reset your phone. There are two ways to create a Windows Live ID, and it's up to you which one to choose.
Ways to create a Windows Live ID
1.From a computer, if the Internet is available. You can create an account using an existing mail, for example [email protected], as well as you can create a completely new mail, which will be your account.
2. Create an account when you turn on your phone for the first time. To create an account in this way, you must have an active Internet connection via Wi-Fi or via a cellular network, after the phone is fully turned on.
Registration to your E-mail
Step 1. First, you need to go to the site where you register a Microsoft account, to the mailbox that you created earlier, on other mail services. After going to the site, you will see many fields that you need to fill out. Be sure to specify the age over 18, otherwise you will not be able to download anything from the app store later and you will have to configure "Parental Control".
In fact, there are not so many fields to fill in, the main thing is to fill them all carefully, and most importantly, indicate your real phone number and your data. This is required in order to restore access to the mailbox in case of hacking, theft or loss of passwords!
Step 2. After you fill out all the fields, you need to go through an email verification to make sure that you really own this mailbox. Check your inbox and follow the instructions in the email to complete the setup of your Microsoft account.
Registration for a specific mailbox has come to an end. You see the final page confirming that you have successfully registered your new Windows Live ID account. You just have to click the "OK" button and you will be redirected to your personal account page. Now, you can safely enter a new Windows Live ID account on your phone.
Congratulations, you have just registered your own Windows Live ID, which you will need to use your Windows Phone smartphone. This identifier serves so that you can log in to all Microsoft network services, synchronize contacts, download games, applications and much more!
Registration of a new E-mail
Step 2. You must indicate a phone number, which can also be thought of by guessing, but it is better to indicate a valid number, since in case you suddenly forget your password, you could easily recover it. Now it remains to enter the verification code correctly.
Enter it very carefully so as not to register Windows Live ID many times, because sometimes the page refreshes spontaneously due to incorrect captcha input. After you fill in all the fields, it remains to click the "Create an account" button and automatically transfer it to your personal account page.
Congratulations, you have just registered your own Windows Live ID, which you will need to use your Windows Phone smartphone. This identifier serves so that you can log in to all Microsoft network services, synchronize contacts, download games, applications and much more!
Under such a concept as Windows Live ID should be understood primarily as the email address and password that will be used to log into various services. For example, using this ID, a user can sign in to: Xbox LIVE, Zune, Hotmail, MSN, Messenger, search for a phone, or OneDrive (formerly SkyDrive). Thus, it turns out that a Windows Live ID account is needed to synchronize various information: contacts, download games and applications, work on the Internet, etc. If a user does not have a Windows Live ID, then he is unlikely to be able to download anything through special Microsoft applications, restore his notebook on a new mobile device, etc.
In order to create a Windows Live ID account, the user will need either a personal computer with Internet access or a Windows-based mobile phone (this will also require a network connection). The very procedure of creating a Windows Live ID takes a few minutes, after which you will be able to use absolutely all Microsoft services and the capabilities of the Windows operating system.
Create a Windows Live ID on your computer
In order to create a Windows Live ID account, you should go to the official Microsoft website. After you enter the site, you will have to fill in absolutely all the fields on the site. You can fill them in as you want, but you need to take into account that if you specify the age under 18, then you will not be able to download anything from the Microsoft store. You can specify any available mailbox. Next, you will need to indicate your mobile phone number. Of course, you can specify any other, but then you will not be able to recover the password if you forget it. It is also necessary to indicate the region and postal code. After you fill in all the fields, click on the "Create an account" button. This completes the registration of your Windows Live ID account.
Create Windows Live ID via mobile device
The owner of a Windows-based mobile device can create a Windows Live ID when setting up the phone for the first time. To do this, it is enough to follow the instructions of the phone, after its first launch, until you reach the item "Windows Live ID". Then you can click on the "Login" button if you already have a Windows Live ID, or on the "Create" button and follow all the instructions. Here you will need to indicate your: full name, mobile phone number, e-mail almost, password, country of residence and postal identifier. After you create a Windows Live ID account, you can link it to services on your mobile
Windows Live ID is the account that syncs contacts and work tools on your phone. It is also needed to download games and programs from MarketPlace, since it is used for single sign-on to all Microsoft network services.
If you are the owner of a Windows Phone smartphone, you just need to create a Windows Live ID. Plus, when you decide to switch your phone to a newer model, this account will help you restore your contacts and data.
It is worth noting that, starting with Windows 8, you can use the account of the official Microsoft page to log into the account of the above service. Windows Live ID authentication includes confirmation of your email inbox and password.
How to do it?
So, there are two ways, like Live ID on HTC, Xiaomi and other smartphones:
- From a personal computer, if there is an uninterrupted internet connection. You can create an account using an existing subscriber e-mail box. You can also register a completely new mail, which will be your account in this service.
- When you turn it on for the first time To create an account using this method, you need a good internet connection (via a mobile network or Wi-Fi).
Both of these methods (like Live ID on Samsung, Nokia and so on) are almost identical. The only difference is the registration of mailboxes. As already noted, you can create an account both for an existing one and for a completely new e-mail.
Registration to an existing e-mail
To get a Live ID, you should go to the Microsoft website to register your own account and fill in all the blank fields. It will take literally five minutes of your time. It is required to indicate the age (the user must be over 18 years old), because later there may be problems with downloading various content from the app store (more precisely, you will need to make the "Parental Control" setting).
You must carefully fill in all the fields, and most importantly, indicate your email and phone number correctly. You will need them if you want to restore access to your account in case of hacking or losing passwords. It is important not only to create a Windows Live ID, but also to retain access to the functionality in the future.
After filling in all the fields, you need to go through the verification of your email address. This is done to verify that you are indeed the owner of this mailbox. You will receive a letter. Follow the instructions in the email to finish setting up your Microsoft account.
As soon as you confirm your mailbox, the registration process in the service can be considered successfully completed. Now all you need to do is click "OK", and the interface will immediately display the page of the new personal account. After that, you get the opportunity to enter your account data on your phone. This is done in the "Settings" menu, where you should select the item "Mail and Accounts", after which you need to go to "Add an account" by selecting "Create Windows Live ID".
Security and passwords
When creating an account (if you are using a pre-existing email address), you should not write the same passwords. Otherwise, when hacked, an attacker will have access to both of these accounts. Subsequently, you can configure other, more secure ways to authenticate your account. If you don't want to make it difficult for yourself to log into the system with double authentication, use a long and complex password.
Registration of new mail
The beginning of this procedure is the same as the first method. You must also go to Microsoft's website to create your account. Don't forget to include your age. When registering a new e-mail address, you must click on the "Get a new e-mail address" link. Here you can use one of the Microsoft services (@ hotmail.com or @ jutlook.com).
Do not forget that you must carefully fill in all the fields, and most importantly, indicate your email address and phone number correctly. The importance of this is indicated above.
After you fill in all the fields, you also need to verify your email address. This is done to verify that you are the owner of this mailbox. Follow the instructions in the email to finish setting up your Microsoft account.
Completing the account creation process
Once you complete the verification of your email, your profile registration can be considered successful. You will need to click "OK", after which you will see your personal account page. After completing this step, you can set up a new account on your smartphone in the Settings menu. The process is exactly the same as in the above method - you need to go to the "Create Windows Live ID" tab. On Nokia, the interface may be slightly different, but the menu items will have the same names.
This completes the instruction completely. After completing all the above steps, you will successfully complete the registration of your own Windows Live ID, which you will definitely need even if you are a simple Windows Phone user. As noted, this profile provides links to many useful tools, including the app and game store.
Many owners of various devices from Microsoft sooner or later face the problem of creating a Windows Live ID, which is a kind of user account.
Under such a concept as Windows Live ID should be understood primarily as the email address and password that will be used to log into various services. For example, using this ID, a user can sign in to: Xbox LIVE, Zune, Hotmail, MSN, Messenger, search for a phone, or OneDrive (formerly SkyDrive).
Thus, it turns out that a Windows Live ID account is needed to synchronize various information: contacts, download games and applications, work on the Internet, etc. If the user does not have a Windows Live ID, then he is unlikely to be able to download anything through special Microsoft applications, restore his notebook on a new mobile device, etc. In order to create a Windows Live ID account, the user will need either a personal computer with Internet access, or a mobile phone based on OS Windows (this will also require a network connection). The very procedure of creating a Windows Live ID takes a few minutes, after which you will be able to use absolutely all Microsoft services and the capabilities of the Windows operating system. Creating a Windows Live ID on a computer In order to create a Windows Live ID account through a computer, you should go to the official Microsoft website. After you enter the site, you will have to fill in absolutely all the fields on the site. You can fill them in as you want, but you need to take into account that if you specify the age under 18, then you will not be able to download anything from the Microsoft store. You can specify any available mailbox. Next, you will need to indicate your mobile phone number. Of course, you can specify any other, but then you will not be able to recover the password if you forget it. It is also necessary to indicate the region and postal code. After you fill in all the fields, click on the "Create an account" button. This completes the Windows Live ID registration process. Creating a Windows Live ID through a mobile device The owner of a Windows-based mobile device can create a Windows Live ID when setting up the phone for the first time. To do this, it is enough to follow the instructions of the phone, after its first launch, until you reach the item "Windows Live ID". Then you can click on the "Login" button if you already have a Windows Live ID, or on the "Create" button and follow all the instructions. Here you will need to indicate your: full name, mobile phone number, e-mail almost, password, country of residence and postal identifier. After you create your Windows Live ID account, you can link it to the services on your mobile phone through Settings.
Windows Live ID refers to an abstract service that provides a Windows Phone-based mobile device user with access to various capabilities Windows Live ID refers to an abstract service that provides a Windows Phone-based mobile device user with access to various capabilities, including:Download applications, music and other media materials;
play games (on the XBox console);
use chats of various services;
mark the location of the phone on the map;
use cloud storage OneDrive, etc.
A synonym for Windows Live ID is Microsoft account.
What do I need to sign in to Windows Live ID?
In order to take full advantage of the account in question, you must have:
1) a mobile device with Windows Phone OS;
2) internet connection.
How do I create an account?
This can be done in several ways.
The first one is registration on the official website.
First, you need to visit the live.com page.
Secondly, follow the link to register.
Third, fill in the fields provided.
And finally, confirm the creation of an account through the link sent to your personal email inbox.
The second way is to register the first time you turn on your phone running on Microsoft's Windows Phone operating system.
To do this, just follow the instructions that appear on the phone screen, step by step filling in the required fields.
As soon as the Windows Live ID account is created, the user has the following information on hand, sufficient to log into the account: this is a personal e-mail address that can be linked to any mail server, as well as a login password that is set by the user himself.
How can I use an already created account?
To log into your account, you need to go to the Settings menu on your Windows Phone. Next, you need to select either Mail + Accounts or Accounts. Then - Add a service, and then select Windows Live. We fill in the proposed fields - enter the email address and password, after which the connection is made.
If you forget your password, a simple procedure for recovering it is possible. These links, both on the screen of a mobile device and on a computer, are available on the start page for logging into a Microsoft account.
Practical benefits of using Windows Live ID
There are more than a dozen of them at once. Let's consider the most significant ones.
Firstly, it is the ability to store all contacts, photos, music and video files in the cloud storage. The advantages of such a repository are many, but the main ones are as follows:
The downloaded files will not disappear anywhere, even if all devices from which the user logs into a Microsoft account are out of order;
files can be accessed from anywhere in the world where there is an appropriate gadget with an Internet connection;
now the risk of the user's photos being lost is minimal, because this requires not only forgetting the Windows Live ID password, but also losing access to your own email, through which the password can be restored.
Secondly, it is the ability to communicate via Facebook or Messenger chat. Nobody disputes the benefits of communication, but even in this case there are a lot of privileges:
This is a free method of communication, the user only pays a monthly fee for Internet access (probably, traffic fees have already become history);
You can transfer not only a text message, but all types and types of media files. Photos are especially popular;
the possibility of conference communication, that is, the whole group. You can also send messages to multiple contacts from your notebook at once.
Thirdly, it is an opportunity to use Microsoft's virtual store called Marketplace. There are two ways to become a buyer or user of this store:
1) through the application in the mobile device with the same name;
2) through the website of that store.
What can be purchased from this store?
Games;
music;
video;
podcasts, etc.
Features of using the capabilities of the Microsoft Marketplace:
Not available in all regions and countries (available in Russia);
downloading media files from this store is possible with the installed version of Windows Phone 7.5 or higher;
some mobile devices with a RAM size of 256 MB or less may not play some types of files downloaded from the store.
Fourth is the opportunity to enter a music heaven called the Zune Music Pass. This is a modern service that provides an opportunity to listen to absolutely any number of music tracks that only exist in the world. In addition, there is an option to download them. In some cases, this is useless, since constant access to the Internet allows you to do this without filling the memory of your own mobile device.
Naturally, this feature provided by Windows Live ID is paid. The approximate cost of a monthly subscription is $ 10, annual - at least $ 100.
Fifth is the ability to use OneDrive document storage. In fact, this is a replacement for a flash drive, which previously always had to be carried with you. So, the benefits of this service are as follows. When you open a document on your computer and work on it, it is saved and then uploaded to OneDrive. When you are away from your computer, you can use a Windows Phone-based mobile device from which you can not only access this document, but also edit it. Saving in a new form takes place in OneDrive, the document is always available if there is an Internet connection. By the way, a very convenient service, especially in professional activities.
Finally, there is participation in the Xbox Live communities. For example, a gamertag is a synonym for an account in a specified service. It can be linked to Windows Live ID. This will allow you not only to download games, including purchased ones, but also to communicate with all users registered on the Xbox Live network.
Microsoft Account Outlook
There are a lot of them. In the near future, she plans to become not a service with a limited range of opportunities, but a real assistant not only in her personal life, but also in the professional sphere. The above benefits are already enough to bridge some of the gaps in communication, working with important documents, and in entertainment. In addition, everyone listens to music, but nowhere else will the user find access to any track for only $ 10 a month.
Don't worry about personal files anymore. Firstly, they are stored in a safe place and the user will never lose them, and, secondly, only he and no one else has access to them.
Some disadvantages, for example, the inability to download applications on Windows Phone 7.5 and below, are eliminated by the developers. It is enough to download the new version and the problem is solved. In the case of low technical characteristics of mobile devices, this problem is solved by users on their own. Fortunately, competition among many manufacturers makes prices for devices based on the considered operating system go down.
