Domain Join Vs Azure Ad Join

I am going to give you my thoughts on a windows 10 autopilot hybrid ad join vs azure ad join.

Domain join vs azure ad join. So system 1 has join type as hybrid azure ad joined system 2 has azure ad joined system 3 has azure ad registered. Windows 8 1 windows 7 windows server 2012 r2 windows server 2012 and windows server 2008 r2 require msi. Finally using azure ad join automatically enables users to enjoy all the extra benefits that come from using azure ad in the first place including enterprise roaming of user settings across domain joined devices single sign on sso to azure ad apps even when your device is not connected to the corporate network being able to access the windows store for business using your active.

Domain join by it and autojoin via azure ad connect or adfs config. To join your organizations azure ad click on join azure ad button. None of the existing behaviors for domain join change in windows 10 however new capabilities light up when azure ad is in the picture.

In the last 15 years domain join has connected millions of computers to active directory for secure access to applications and centralized device management via group policy. Azure ad ds automatically synchronises with azure ad so all your users get the. From about page you can change the windows 10 machine name before joining azure ad by clicking on rename pc windows 10 pc.

Users enjoy sso to azure ad apps even when not connected to the domain. In that when i check the join type i see three different types mentioned for different devices. When you click on the link join or leave azure ad as mentioned in the above step it will take you to windows 10 settings system about page.

Domain join by windows autopilot and autojoin via azure ad connect or adfs config. If those vms need to be domain joined then you can either deploy a domain controller on another vm in azure or you can use azure active directory domain services azure ad ds which is a paas service you don t have to manage it for domain joining azure vms. I went to azure active directory devices all devices.

Domain join and azure active directory windows server active directory ad is the most widely used corporate directory deployed by over 90 of enterprises in the world. To perform a domain join the device needs to be able to contact a domain controller. Device sign in options.