Before we get going with Windows 11, we need to know how to log in,
log out, and we should also probably explore our power options.
Now before we get on to all of that, I want to talk to you a little bit about
the different account types that you can log in with.
The first account type is a Microsoft 365 account.
So if you have one of those, you can log in using your email address and
password that you set up your account with.
And if you don't have a Microsoft 365 account, then you can jump on to
the Microsoft 365 web page and take a look at some of the subscription plans.
You can see we have plans for home use, and also for business use as well.
And these plans vary not only in their cost, but
the type of applications that you have access to.
If you're someone who is a heavy user of Office products,
then I would definitely recommend signing up for a Microsoft 365 subscription.
What if you're somebody who doesn't want to subscribe to Microsoft 365?
Well the good news is you can simply set up a local account and sign in that way.
And if you jump into Settings, you're going to find the area where you can come
to set up a local account on this PC.
Each member of your family could have their own local account.
And a local account isn't attached to anything.
So it is a little bit more restricted than a Microsoft 365 account, but
it is a good option if you don't have a subscription.
Alternatively you can sign into your Windows 11 system using any compatible
email address.
So for example, if you have a Hotmail address or maybe even a live.com or
Outlook address, even if you have an Xbox account,
you can use all of those details to sign into Windows 11.
So just be aware of the different account type options that you have.
Now the first time you boot up your PC after installing Windows 11,
it's going to take you through the first time setup process.
And this is just a helpful little wizard which unfortunately I can't show you
because I already have Windows 11 on my PC.
But it's going to guide you through the process in simple steps.
It will ask you to login.
So enter your credentials like your username and your password.
It will ask you if you want to set up things like OneDrive and
you'll also be required to set things like your timezone and your language.
The process is really simple.
So when we boot up our PC, this is what the lock screen is going to look like.
And you might have a different image on here,
but this is in general what you're going to see.
We have a little bit of information and all we need to do on this screen is simply
click our mouse and then it's going to ask us for our username and our password.
Now I'm already logged in so it's just asking me for my password.
And you can see in the bottom left hand corner that I have multiple accounts on
this PC.
All I need to do is type in my password, press Enter or click on the arrow, and
that's going to unlock my PC and take me to my Windows 11 desktop.
Now if we click on the Start button, the Windows logo key,
that's going to pop open the start menu.
We're going to talk about this more a bit later on.
But the reason why I'm pointing this out now is because this is where we can also
find our power options.
So we have things in there like sleep, shut down, restart, hibernate and
all of these do different things.
A restart will completely restart your PC.
Shut down will shut it down and close down all of your applications.
Sleep will leave any of your applications open but it will lock the screen.
And Hibernate is a power saving mode.
We highly recommend at the end of the day you shut down your PC.
But if you're just moving away from your desk, you might prefer to put it into
sleep mode so that all your applications don't close down.
Or you might want to lock the screen which I'll show you in a moment.
Also notice over on the left-hand side we can switch between different accounts and
also access our account settings.
Now if we press the Windows key L, that is going to lock our PC screen.