Howdy,O365 Home is good for up to 6 users. However, if I have two laptops, can I install the office suite and Onedrive on both of them and log in with the same ID? Will it let me use them both at the same time or will that cause any problems?I doubt I'd really need to use Word or Excel at the same time on both but could I have Onedrive installed on both and if I add something on laptop 1, would it automatically sync over to laptop 2 if they are both being used at the same time?Just trying to figure out the details of the 6 users and the multiple devices and how all that works together.Thanks!

My question is similar. I have an Office 365 Home account currently with five active users of the six I am allowed. I am getting a second Windows laptop for myself to use at home. It will be under the same Microsoft Account, mine. Normally when I install on a new device it uses up an 'Install' on my Office 365 Account, but I was hoping that would not happen this time, and that it would count as a second device under me as a User. I'm a little unclear how this works. thanks John C

Sorry Adam, I must be dense.. I guess I'll just have see what happens. thanks anyway,

Yes! You can have 6 different user accounts which in turn can install office and onedrive on I belive now unlimited number of devices! This means you can use a onedrive client with your account on multiple devices! Basically everything will sync to all devices if not configured otherwise!If used at the same time onedrive has its own mechanisms for sync conflict management!Adam

So can I create an account and install Office/Onedrive on my laptop and my wife's laptop and my phone, and everything all under just my account? Then we can use the other 5 accounts for our parents or siblings or something like that?

No, I believe that a license violation! Your account is yours and you can set up installations for your account on your multiple devices! The other members of the family needs their own account..Also it’s not very beneficial! Using the same account means that everyone will have access to same data in 365, onedrive etc..

Office 365 Home install on multiple computers?

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adam deltinger
MVP
Jan 04, 2019
Yes! You can have 6 different user accounts which in turn can install office and onedrive on I belive now unlimited number of devices! This means you can use a onedrive client with your account on multiple devices! Basically everything will sync to all devices if not configured otherwise!
If used at the same time onedrive has its own mechanisms for sync conflict management!

Adam
- Lizday1
  Copper Contributor
  Feb 12, 2022
  adam deltinger I have , and pay for, excel 365, usually it won’t sync across from windows 10 to devices, like iPads, iPhones. No easy way to sync as googling sync is incorrect! Upgrading was a waste of money and frustrating…and Microsoft never answer ! Should just be a sync button. How easy would that me,
- 1North2015
  Copper Contributor
  Dec 19, 2021
  Hi
  Do you know how I can set up my second computer Outlook 365 to mirror my first computer. Emails and contacts. I am signed in different on MS on the second computer. When I downloaded the Office suite it duplicates my old settings in Windows from before. Does not mirror my new computer setup fore Outlook. What am I doing wrong?
- Kelemvor333
  Iron Contributor
  Jan 07, 2019
  So can I create an account and install Office/Onedrive on my laptop and my wife's laptop and my phone, and everything all under just my account? Then we can use the other 5 accounts for our parents or siblings or something like that?
  - adam deltinger
    MVP
    Jan 07, 2019
    No, I believe that a license violation! Your account is yours and you can set up installations for your account on your multiple devices! The other members of the family needs their own account..
    
    Also it’s not very beneficial! Using the same account means that everyone will have access to same data in 365, onedrive etc..

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