<p>If you have more than one Windows PC then keeping them in sync can be a pain, however, with Windows 8 the process of making sure that your PCs are always in step with one an other has been radically streamlined and simplified. So much so, that you can keep your computers almost identical all the time with zero effort.</p><p>With previous versions of Windows keeping two machines running identically was lots of work and constant tinkering. If you changed the desktop on your laptop at home and wanted it to match your work PC then the only way to do this efficiently was to manually make the changes yourself.</p><p>The same was true of modifications to other items like the taskbar and account picture. However, it's not just settings data that you can have synced across all your devices as you can now even have your documents available on every machine you use.</p><p>Data syncing is managed through your Microsoft account and SkyDrive, you may already have a Microsoft account they were previously called Windows Live accounts. When you setup a Windows 8 PC you are asked to enter your Windows account so you should create one here if you don't already have one.</p><p><a href="http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/how-to/windows/3443563/sync-windows-8-laptops/">Keep reading...</a></p>