Windows 10: Is Windows Active Directory Services needed any longer now that we have Azure Active Directory?

John E. Babbitt · Jun 5, 2023

My organization is still on Windows Active Directory Services even though all of us have migrated to Microsoft 365. The system is sync'ing between WAD and AAD. But is this necessary? I have nothing stored locally, just runs WAD. Is there any advantage of keeping WAD? I'd like to get rid of my servers and associated licenses. I seems to be able to manage devices via iTune. Our PC prints directly to printers, i.e., does not spool to servers. Is there an easy way to move WAD-joined computers to AAD? I do see them in AAD, but the computers are domain-joined to our WAD server. Does AAD have somethi

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Brink · Jun 5, 2023

Windows 10 and Azure Active Directory: Embracing the Cloud

When we talked about new Windows 10 manageability choices back in November, we announced new capabilities that will enable Windows 10 to leverage Azure Active Directory. Since these capabilities are now starting to appear in the Windows 10 preview builds, this is a great time to explore them in more detail.

When talking about Windows 10 and Azure Active Directory, it’s important to understand that there are a few different scenarios that organizations may use:

Users will be able to join their work Windows 10 devices directly to Azure Active Directory and sign into Windows using their Azure Active Directory account and password – while still having single sign-on access to Office 365 and to on-premises services that leverage Active Directory authentication. The devices can be automatically enrolled into a mobile device management (MDM) service at the same time.

Users will be able to add their work account to their personal (BYOD) Windows 10 devices, establishing a link between Windows and their work account managed in Azure Active Directory, which will provide single sign-on access to the organization’s services. The devices may also be automatically enrolled in mobile device management (MDM).

Traditional PC devices, joined to an existing Active Directory domain, will have single sign-on access to cloud-based services like Office 365, the Windows Store, or any other Azure Active Directory-aware application. Windows 10 understands that the Active Directory account is associated with a synchronized Azure Active Directory account. (Device management continues to be provided using Active Directory Group Policy and System Center Configuration Manager.)

These scenarios provide organizations a great deal of flexibility – choose the scenario that makes the most sense for each device.

Since most organizations already use Active Directory, the logical next step for exploring Windows 10’s Azure Active Directory support is to set up directory integration between Active Directory and Azure Active Directory. For those that prefer more hands-on learning, check out the on-demand content from Microsoft Ignite.

But we don’t want to stop there, we have much more information to share. Alex Simons, Director of Program Management for the Identity and Services Division, and his team will be posting a series of blogs talking about Windows 10 and Azure Active directory, starting with this initial blog post.
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Source: http://blogs.windows.com/business/20...ing-the-cloud/

Mala_S · Jun 5, 2023

Windows 10 Pro Active Directory Service limitation.

Hello MuneebTE,

Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

Azure Active Directory gives you reliability and scalability you need with identity services that work with your on-premises, cloud or hybrid environment. You may refer to the following article on knowing the
limitations and restrictions of Azure Active Directory from the following article:

Azure AD service limits and restrictions.

If you have any further questions, I would like to inform you that we have a team of experts who are better aligned to resolve this issue for you. Please post your query on
TechNet forum,
so that it reaches the dedicated team.

Regards,

Mala S

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stinger608 · Jun 5, 2023

Microsoft Windows, server active directory

Does anyone know of a good "crash course" for learning the basics for Windows and server active directory?

I haven't done a whole lot of research on this yet however I figured I would ask the community first...............*Laugh :laugh: Yea I know, I am being lazy.

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