Setup a new user with a work domain name

Question

What is the proper procedure for creating a windows user work account (with a work domain, for a new user) on a new PC? I know how to create a local user, but the local user cannot access the SharePoint and O365 desktop apps. (They can login to web apps like Office or Outlook.com) but the PC wants the user to sign-in with a Microsoft account. I can create a free Microsoft account, but then the Desktop apps fail

Answer 1

Hi HessMir,

You can login to your O365 portal and create users and assign licenses, for this you will require admin access or delegated permissions - add-users

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Answer 2

Hello @Hess Mir and thanks for reaching out. Both personal and work accounts are cloud accounts. The former are created in a single common tenant (https://account.microsoft.com/account) while the former in a custom Azure AD tenant. You can create personal accounts using any mail provided you own the email address. You can create work accounts of any domain (but not hotmail.com, outlook.com or other reserved domain names) provided you own the domain.

Personal accounts can be added as guest into Azure AD tenants and access SharePoint Online. They can also access the (free) personal version of Outlook (http://outlook.com/). Work accounts do not need to be added as guests to access SPO and can access the business version of Outlook (https://outlook.office.com/).

You can add work accounts to Windows following the instructions located in Add or remove accounts on your PC
-> Add people to a work or school PC.

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