How to join Azure Active Directory domain (ADD) on Windows 10

IT professionals have connected computers with Active Directory (AD) for more than a decade. The process of joining the domain is like a 'ritual' passed by any IT specialist when they start with the first technical work. Joining AD on a computer allows administrators to control that computer through single sign-on (SSO) features, group policy applications and more. However, connecting computers to AD is often limited to computers with an intranet. Now, with Azure AD (AAD) and Windows 10, we are no longer limited by the same limitations. Now we can use the cloud to add a domain to the computer.

In this article, you will be guided on how to join the ADD domain in your computer. But first, you need to meet some of the following conditions: the computer must use Windows 10 operating system because this is the first Windows operating system with this capability and registered Azure, setting up Azure domain on it .

How to join the Azure Active Directory domain on Windows 10

To add the Azure AD domain to a Windows 10 computer, you first need to go to the installation screen. To do this, go down to the Windows 10 Start menu and type " settings" . In the results click on the Settings app and select System in the Settings window that appears.

In the System window, select About and then click Join Azure AD button .

Enter your company's email address and password and click Sign in.

Next, a message pops up reminding you that you really want to do this. Because Windows 10 computers have added Azure AD, it will control your organization. This means that if the organization has different group policies or other settings configured to apply to all computers, your computer will immediately apply all settings changes. this.

After clicking Join , the device will stop for a while while the Windows 10 system adds domain and if you are lucky you will see the computer message has successfully joined the domain.

To confirm the device has been successfully added Azure AD, you can go to the classic Azure portal and click on the ADD domain.

Here, click Users and click on the username you just registered.

Then, click Devices at the top and you will see the name of the computer that has just added AAD.

If you see the name of the computer you just registered, it means that you have joined the Azure AD domain successfully on Windows 10.

I wish you all success!

See more:

1. Instructions to join the domain on Windows 10
2. Instructions for joining the domain on Windows 8.1 (Part 1)
3. How to join the domain in Windows 7