How can we delete the synchronized data from cloud to Windows 8.1

With the launch Windows 8, Microsoft also entered the ability Sistema from a synchronize personal settings of users (THEMES and background-uri for Start Screen, Desktop and Lock Screen, saved words, limb favorite for the system, history of Navigate online and favorite sites or Settings for applications), between PCs used by them through SkyDrive. Although this feature is most often useful such as cases where users hold more PC-uri and want to synchronize system settings between these or do not want to lose those settings after a Reset PC, there are occasions when Synchronization of personal settings may be inconvenience (for example, when you want a reset their, but immediately after connecting to Microsoft account, previously synchronized settings with cloud-ul sunt sincronizate din nou cu PC-ul).

Fortunately for such occasions, Microsoft has made users available a Web page through which they can delete the customized settings of the systems from the cloud.

How do we delete the personal settings from the cloud in Windows 8.1?

If you wish to Delete the personal settings of the system Your operating Windows 8.1 FROM SkyDrive, visit the following page:

http://skydrive.live.com/win8personalsettingsprivacy

You will be greeted by a screen with instructions For what you need to do before deleting the personal data from the cloud, and the button Remove which will delete the respective data.

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Before pressing the button Remove, be careful Disable Synchronization with Skydrive of all PCs with Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 that are connected to Your Microsoft's account (In this way, the system settings will no longer be synchronized after deleting them from the cloud). To deactivate the synchronization, follow the instructions below (present and on the page where you can delete your personal settings):

  • Open the menu Charms, click on Settings then on Change PC settings
  • Select SkyDrive, click on Sync settings, then disable the option Sync your settings on this PC
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  • Repeat the steps and the others PC-uri connected to your Microsoft account

In case you have activated on one or more of the PCs connected to the Microsoft account and feature-ul the backup al system settings, you have to Delete the respective backups too Visiting this page (Device settings page):

https://skydrive.live.com/Options/DeviceBackups

In order to Delete backups made to settings, click on the button Delete near each backup listed on the page.

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Note: Valid for Windows 8.

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