Login using Azure AD account instead of local account

Question

Hi!

I am trying to find the recommended way to go from using a local account to a Azure AD account for log-in on Windows 10. I have a computer with a local admin account. I used this to create a work account. It seems to go well and I can find the computer listed in Azure AD as AD registered and MDM connected to Microsoft Intune.

So far so good. Now I am stuck not able to change account and log-in with a domain account instead of the local user. There is simply no option to switch user. Not in the windows menu as the picture show or on the login screen. I have seen a number of threads on this matter and tried some solutions so far with no luck.

These issues gets me wonder what the correct procedure is to go from local account to a Azure AD account without having to reinstall windows?

It is Windows 10 Home which some mention is not possible to Azure AD join. It seems to work to get to status Azure AD registered and into Intune though.

Answer 1

Hi @Patrik Silverby ,

As you correctly mentioned, Windows 10 Home cannot be joined to a domain. This is documented in the feature comparison guide between Windows 10 Pro and Windows 10 Home. You can, however, use Intune, or upgrade to Windows 10 Pro.

In order to sign in to Windows with a corporate user account, the Windows 10 device must be joined in Azure AD, which is not supported for Windows 10 Home edition.

For this reason, it's not possible to sign in with corporate account instead of local user account.

That said, you still can manage the Windows 10 Home edition device by using Intune, or by upgrading to Windows 10 Pro.

Additional resources:
BYOD with Intune
Intune - BYOD Windows 10 Home

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