How to join the Active Directory on a regular computer?

Question

Detailed steps for joining an Active Directory on a Windows 10 computer

Answer 1

Hello Min Wang,

Ensure your computer meet the basic requirements before you join an Active Directory domain:

• Only Pro, Education, and Enterprise editions of Windows 10/11 can be joined to a domain. Note that the Active Directory domain is not supported in Home Editions;
• Your device needs to be connected to a local network and able to access at least one AD domain controller.
• Make sure that your computer can resolve the domain name and can access the domain controller: ping domain IP

You can add your computer to the domain using the classic Control Panel in Windows:

1. Run sysdm.cpl and click Change;
2. Switch the Member of option to Domain and specify your domain’s name;

3.You will be prompted to enter the name and password of a user with a domain administrator account;

4.The next thing you should see is the message Welcome to the contoso.com domain;

5.Restart your computer.

By default, when you join new computers to a domain, they are placed in the built-in Computers container in the domain root. To manually move a computer account to a different OU (Organizational Unit), you can either drag and drop it or use the Move menu item.

I hope the above steps are clear to you.

Reference: https://woshub.com/add-computer-to-active-directory-domain/

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