{"id":6038,"date":"2015-09-26T12:00:17","date_gmt":"2015-09-26T11:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.markwilson.co.uk\/blog\/?p=6038"},"modified":"2015-09-15T22:12:36","modified_gmt":"2015-09-15T21:12:36","slug":"windows-10-enterprise-domain-join-options","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.markwilson.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/09\/windows-10-enterprise-domain-join-options.htm","title":{"rendered":"Windows 10 Enterprise domain join options"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When running Windows 10 setup from enterprise media, one of the options presented is to choose how you&#8217;ll connect Windows to your organisation.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Join Azure AD<\/li>\n<li>Join a domain<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You might ask, &#8220;where&#8217;s the option to just continue as normal and stay in a workgroup?&#8221; (as a non-domain-joined PC) but the explanatory text helps:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Join Azure AD if your organisation uses Office 365 or other business services from Microsoft.<\/li>\n<li>If you plan to join the PC to a domain, a local account is created and then you can join a domain as in previous Windows OSes once setup is complete.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The &#8220;join a domain&#8221; option doesn&#8217;t actually join a domain at all &#8211; indeed, once you&#8217;ve elected to join a domain you can switch to signing in with a Microsoft account (and gain the benefits of settings being synchronised between PCs) as well as adding a workplace or school account (signing in to Office 365, for example), changing sign-in options, joining\/leaving a domain and\/or joining\/leaving Azure AD (for administrators to manage the PC in line with policy).<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.markwilson.co.uk\/blog\/images\/windows10-your-accounts.png?resize=700%2C544&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Windows 10 - Accounts - Your Accounts\" width=\"700\" height=\"544\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.markwilson.co.uk\/blog\/images\/windows10-signin-options.png?resize=700%2C544&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Windows 10 - Accounts - Signin Options\" width=\"700\" height=\"544\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.markwilson.co.uk\/blog\/images\/windows10-work-access.png?resize=700%2C544&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Windows 10 - Accounts - Work Access\" width=\"700\" height=\"544\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When running Windows 10 setup from enterprise media, one of the options presented is to choose how you&#8217;ll connect Windows to your organisation. 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