Once you’re signed in, Cortana may try to convince you to get Cortana on your phone. Your Microsoft account will not be used by any other app or feature and your local account will stay local. This dialog box will automatically close and you will be signed into your Microsoft account only for Cortana. Instead of entering your current Windows password, click the “Sign in to just this app instead” link below the box. You don’t have to do this to use Cortana. Microsoft will try to convince you to convert your local Windows 10 account to a Microsoft account.

Otherwise, enter your Microsoft email address and password in the boxes and click “Sign in”. If you don’t have a Microsoft account, click “Create one” and follow the instructions on the dialog box. If you originally created your Windows 10 account as a local account, the Add your Microsoft account dialog box displays. This will not convert your local account back to a Microsoft account. Click on your account to automatically log in for Cortana. If you originally created your Windows account as a Microsoft account and then reverted to a local account, you’ll see the following dialog box with your Microsoft email account listed. Click “Sure” if you still want to let Cortana use your Microsoft account to customize searches for you. To log in to your Microsoft account for Cortana only, click in the Cortana search box on the Taskbar.Ĭlick on the “Cortana can do much more” box at the bottom of the Cortana search panel.Ĭortana tells you what type of information about you will be collected and used. It isn’t a perfect solution, but it’ll do. That means you’ll still have to use a Microsoft account, but you won’t have to use it system-wide.

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