Question About A Clean Install...

Today I did a clean install of Win8 (New main board, Hd etc)

After the install was completed I did all updates including the 8.1 update.

Once everything was completed I found every setting (email addresses, passwords, favorites background pics etc) were already added.

Can someone explain exactly this is possible without me entering them? This really bothers me, especially when it comes to user account email addresses and passwords.

 

Hi Alpha_and_Omega, Were you using W7 previously and had established a MS account? Did you save your data from the old OS - where? Neil.

 

The clean install was on a new motherboard and new hard drive. I do use Windows 7 and still XP but that shouldn't affect it. Because I just bought the new motherboard and Hard drive yesterday and Win7 or XP have never been on the Hd, XP andWin7 are on a completely separate system....

 

OK. Do you have an MS account created? Neil.

 

Yes, I do have an MS account created...

A friend gave me an idea why everything was picked up... Could it be because the system is connected to my home network, so it picked everything up from another computer ( I do have 1 Windows 7 computer that is on 24 hrs a day (it's for home security))