How do I use gamil to set up the hp stream 11 laptop (Window 10 Home)?

[wya000]

Hi there,

I just bought a hp stream 11 laptop (window 10 home) and I used the outlook.com account to set up the laptop and I want to change to my gmail. I haven't activate the Microsoft Office 365 yet. The reason I wanted to change is I am more familiar with the gmail and some other staff.

Here are my question,

1) How can I change the set up eamil address from outlook.com to gmail.com?

2) If I can change the set up email address, does it effect the Microsoft office 365?

3) If there isn't any option, can I format the laptop and reset again?

Best Regards

John

[Dragon-Fur · Accepted solution]

@wya000

Have you tried adding the account you want to the notebook?

Windows key > Settings   > Accounts > Family and other people >

+ Add someone else to this PC

Be sure to create / edit that new account to have "Administrator" privileges!

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[wya000]

Hi there,

Thank you so much for your guide and help.

Best Regards
John

[Dragon-Fur]

You are welcome, John.

You might keep the original account on the system -- switch it to a "local account" if you can.  

My personal opinion - local admin account

It is good to have both your main account and a local account (both with administrative privilege) on the computer.  

Caveat:

The "extra account" suggestion perhaps makes more sense for a personal computer on which you are storing local data.  HP Stream notebooks (and other vendors' equivalents) do not have the capacity to store very much data on the local machine:  In most cases your data will be stored in the cloud where access to that data is possible even if you don't have the computer and / or if you do not make backups of the data.

Extra Admin Account

Reasons to create and maintain an additional administrative account include:

If for any reason you are locked out of your main account, you can still get into the computer to access / retrieve any local data, and maybe fix the reason the main account has flaked.

Assign the "local" account a very strong password that you either write down and put in your safe or that you are sure to remember.   If anyone in your family would need access to the computer in the event that you are not available, entrust the password with at least one family member or good friend.

Do not use the extra account; you might log into it on occasion to ensure it still works.

Happy Computing!

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