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Windows 8 on the desktop does no such thing by default. If you're talking about SkyDrive, it works just like DropBox or Google Drive. You have to move your file
by ragesh 13y ago
Windows 8 on the desktop does no such thing by default. If you're talking about SkyDrive, it works just like DropBox or Google Drive. You have to move your files in to a specific folder for it to sync to the cloud. Everything else, like "My Documents" and all the other stuff is still very much local.
Having never used a Surface RT, I have no idea how it works there, but on the desktop Windows 8 does not force you to store anything in the cloud.
- kryten 13y agoBy default it asks you for your Microsoft account details on first boot. It is a secondary option now to use a local account and it's well hidden at the bottom of the screen. Also, to install applications from the Windows app store, you need to register your PC with Windows Live. SkyDrive and the Windows Live accounts have access to your local machine as well. This inversion from Windows 7 is not acceptable in my opinion.