Is it possible to use the Windows Live credentials of a Win8 user in your app?

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I want to authenticate a user using Windows Live in my app. Is it possible to use the credentials they logged on to their machine as those credentials, or do I need to ask for them separately?

Posted 7-Feb-13 6:00am

Jeff Blankenburg

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