Windows 10: Can I access getting back a device I accidentally deleted from my MS acct?

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  1. Can I access getting back a device I accidentally deleted from my MS acct?


    I accidentally deleted one of my laptops in my Microsoft Account. Is the information available for a limited time to restore this laptop back into my account?

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    geekiamnot_CJ, Dec 27, 2018
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  2. 2 computers same acct...please help


    Hi, I have 2 computers in my home. Both computers have the the user name and password when logging in. Also when I go to my Microsoft acct. both are listed under devices. I would like to have it so both devices have there own log in. If I delete the other computer listed in my acct. would this solve the problem? Also, would I be able to log into the other computer since it was deleted and how would I then create a new username and password? Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
    Thank you!!
     
    woodward2000, Dec 27, 2018
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  3. NickTh Win User
    MS Acct vs Local acct


    I think you can take extra mesurments like two-step authentication, but as you said, using an MS Acct needs you to be more carefull than a local one.
     
    NickTh, Dec 27, 2018
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  4. DavidY Win User

    Can I access getting back a device I accidentally deleted from my MS acct?

    MS Acct vs Local acct


    But, when used as a login to Windows on a computer (which is all a local account can do) neither can a Microsoft Account!

    With the exception that the very first time you login you need to provide a 2-step code, but the problem is it never seems to ask again for a 2-step code.

    In the scenario that an attacker has access to my laptop and knows my password, then assuming I've logged in once, the 2-step verification provides no more security, except that the attacker might have access to more things with a Microsoft Account, such as easy access to email.

    Sadly the 2-step verification doesn't seem to protect in this scenario.

    You'll note who asked the first question on that tutorial. *Wink

    Here's the thing - I'm actually quite a fan of 2-step verification, and if it asked me for a 2-step password when I logged into Windows (at least sometimes, or gave me a checkbox to not remember the device) then there would be an advantage over a local account. Hence my question on that tutorial. But as it is, 2-step verification is a bit pointless as far as logging into a computer is concerned, because it remembers the device, seemingly for ever, and an old-fashioned 1-step password is all you need to login.

    Incidentally this page says:
    ... but I just tried logging back in to the test account I set up in Feb 2014 in Windows 8 when I was working through that tutorial. I haven't logged into that account on that computer for ages (certainly more than 2 months) but it still didn't ask me for an authenticator code.

    Fair point - you can see who's logged in - although it's unhelpful that the MS Account suggests you logged into Internet Explorer when all you've done is log into a PC - that log could be clearer.

    In general, my suspicion is that MS accounts have more ways to go wrong than a local one. I'm still not convinced that I should change my policy of keeping an admin-level local account on each device for maintenance and recovery purposes.
     
    DavidY, Dec 27, 2018
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