"microsoft" password and "windows" password.

Hello Keith,

To address your concern, we'd like to ask if you are referring to the account when signing in to your PC?

We'll keep an eye out for your response.

Hello Keith,

To address your concern, we'd like to ask if you are referring to the account when signing in to your PC?

We'll keep an eye out for your response.

"I think" I know that "MICROSOFT user accounts" can be accessed+used from DIFFERENT devices.

"I guess" that my "WINDOWS account(?)" refers to a DEVICE? - and SIGNING on to "windows" device? But MULTIPLE USERS can sign on/share SAME device?  --So I'm confused.
(I have only 1 windows device (PC) and I'm the only user.)  

It is confusing!

Your Windows password is used to sign in to your user account in Windows.

Your Microsoft password is used to sign in to your Microsoft account.

If your Windows user account happens to be a Microsoft account, rather than a local account, then your Windows password is your Microsoft password.

In my case: My Windows user account is a local account, not a Microsoft account. I sign in to my Windows user account with my Windows password. Now let's say I want to use Office Online. Since Office Online is part of a Microsoft account, I have to sign in to Office Online with my Microsoft account username and password. That doesn't mean I've switched to a Microsoft account - it only means I have to enter my Microsoft account credentials in order to use a feature of my Microsoft account from my local user account.

Now isn't that so clear?   ;-)

It is confusing!

Your Windows password is used to sign in to your user account in Windows.

Your Microsoft password is used to sign in to your Microsoft account.

If your Windows user account happens to be a Microsoft account, rather than a local account, then your Windows password is your Microsoft password.

In my case: My Windows user account is a local account, not a Microsoft account. I sign in to my Windows user account with my Windows password. Now let's say I want to use Office Online. Since Office Online is part of a Microsoft account, I have to sign in to Office Online with my Microsoft account username and password. That doesn't mean I've switched to a Microsoft account - it only means I have to enter my Microsoft account credentials in order to use a feature of my Microsoft account from my local user account.

Now isn't that so clear?   ;-)

I have a "MICROSOFT" account. I do NOT know if it's my "WINDOWS" account, but I guess it is.

I read a person can have more than one "MICROSOFT" account. (I didn't research how.) I guess a "LOCAL" account means log-on to a device. I'M CONFUSED. I'll research.

Thanks.

We appreciate your response. To address your concern in differentiating these two type of accounts, check the reply of Techie007L on this link.

Regards.