User guide

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Surface Pen ................................................................................................................................... 34
Accounts ............................................................................................................................................ 37
What type of account do I have? ......................................................................................... 37
Multiple user accounts ............................................................................................................. 39
Family Safety ................................................................................................................................ 40
Account security ......................................................................................................................... 40
Sign in and out ................................................................................................................................ 41
Sign in ............................................................................................................................................. 41
Sign out or lock........................................................................................................................... 41
Switch to another account ...................................................................................................... 42
Other sign in options ................................................................................................................ 42
Account password ..................................................................................................................... 43
All about apps .................................................................................................................................. 45
Built-in apps ................................................................................................................................. 45
Find an app ................................................................................................................................... 46
Start an app .................................................................................................................................. 46
Switch between apps ................................................................................................................ 47
Use two apps side by side (snap apps) .............................................................................. 48
Close apps..................................................................................................................................... 49
Use Task Manager ..................................................................................................................... 50
App commands: Where are they? ....................................................................................... 50
App settings ................................................................................................................................. 51
App help and troubleshooting ............................................................................................. 51
Install apps ........................................................................................................................................ 52
Sign in with your Microsoft account ................................................................................... 52
Install apps and programs ...................................................................................................... 52
Get your programs working with Windows 8 ................................................................. 54
Uninstall an app or program ................................................................................................. 54
Update apps from the Windows Store .............................................................................. 55
Add or change a payment option ....................................................................................... 55
View your billing history .......................................................................................................... 56
Family Safety and the Windows Store ............................................................................... 56
Install apps that you installed on other PCs .................................................................... 56
Personalize your Surface .............................................................................................................. 57