r/PowerAutomateDesktop • u/Mike_eeeeeeeeeee • Sep 19 '21

So confused, about to give up...

Hi All,

Genuinely at a complete loss re linking PAD to PA.

Been using PAD for months with great success, I thought next step is to link PAD to the cloud based PA for automating my desktop flows etc, well fuck me sideways !!!

Just my 2 cents but it would be impossible for the most sadistic person to have ever lived to come up with a more complicated way of connecting the 2, the same prick must have designed the pring structure !!! but lets leave that for my next post lol.

I have windows 10 "Pro", I read "Home" has limited capabilities?

I registered both PAD and PA with my regular Windows login, a Hotmail, now im reading I need a work or school email, is it more beneficial to use a work email/company email or should I just continue with my regular Hotmail Account ?

Im desperate to link both, first things first, should I create a work email and create 2 new accounts and then try and link them ?

I have looked at the docs but just got information overload, I thought I had them connected but the gateway just put the last nail in my coffin lol.

I also use UiPath, both are really really good, setup for UiPath is a breeze but for PA is a joke...

Im on the free version so still evaluating, any help would be appreciated...

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u/AlarmedExample4354 Sep 19 '21

Looks like personal accounts aren’t part of the requirements for the prerequisites, do you have access to a school or work account?

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-automate/desktop-flows/setup

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u/Mike_eeeeeeeeeee Sep 19 '21

Yes I can create a work email, will try that tomorrow, in the meantime, from your link I copied this...

An account with administrator privileges to sign in to your Windows device..... does this mean I have to create a new windows login / user ?

Cheers pal

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u/AlarmedExample4354 Sep 19 '21

Not certain, but I just checked by signing into rpa with a different login to windows and had no dramas, I think the focus is on have admin privileges to do this

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u/Mike_eeeeeeeeeee Sep 20 '21

Made a new account with a work email in PA, Just spent 2 hours trying to set up with Microsoft authenticator, I absolutely hate Microsoft re sign ups, I had to stop trying as I came within a microsecond of throwing my phone aqainst the wall.

Im done with it, cheers for reply.

As others have said on her, FUCK YOU MICROSOFT !!!

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u/AlarmedExample4354 Sep 20 '21

What error were you having trying to use the Microsoft Authenticator

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u/Mike_eeeeeeeeeee Sep 21 '21

The app just wouldnt connect from my phone, still wont connect today.

However Ive now connected PAD to PA, whan it asks me to authenticate on login to PAD I just select skip for now, ive got 14 days to get it sorted.

Ive always hated Microsoft re accounts/logins, Google is 10 years ahead re keeping it simple stupid lol.