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How to Join a Domain on Windows 10

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Updated onOctober 4, 2023

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BothWindows 10andWindows 8.1come with most of the same settings that were there in Windows 8 and inWindows 7, but they have received a visual makeover and are now better organized. Here is our quick guide on how you can join a domain onWindows 8.1,Windows 10respectively.For those who are new to the concept, a domain is a group of network computers that share a common database and security policy and it has a unique name. There can be quite a lot of computers in a single domain,managed by an IT adminand withWindows 8.1, 10, it’s now much easier to join a domain than it was before. This quick step-by-step guide follows the same instructions as with the tutorial on how torename your PC in Windows 10, 8.1, so read that, as well.

If you were wondering about this, then let me make it clear – you can also join with yourWindows 10, 8 tablet, but the process could be different with aWindows RTdevice, but we’ll cover that in a future story.

Easy steps to join a domain in Windows 10

Easy steps to join a domain in Windows 10

This guide applies toWindows 8.1. TheWindows 10guide is available below.

  1. Open theCharms Bar– go to the top right corner or press Windows logo + W

  2. Choose the search button and type there ‘PC Settings‘ in the box

  3. From the ‘PC Settings’ main menu, select the ‘PC and Devices‘ sub-section.

  4. From the ‘PC and Devices’ menu, click or tap on thePC infosection.

  5. Here, you can easilyjoin a domainname, provided you know its exact name or IP address.

OnWindows 10, go to Settings > Accounts > Access work or school. Click on the “+” button to connect to the network managed by your organization. Once you’ve done that, thesign inscreen appears, and you’ll be able to enter your domain name user account and password tolog in.

So, that was about it. In a future article, we will be discussing the reasons of why exactly you can’t join a domain, because our readers have apparently requested a fix for this.

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Radu Tyrsina

Radu Tyrsina has been a Windows fan ever since he got his first PC, a Pentium III (a monster at that time).

For most of the kids of his age, the Internet was an amazing way to play and communicate with others, but he was deeply impressed by the flow of information and how easily you can find anything on the web.

Prior to founding Windows Report, this particular curiosity about digital content enabled him to grow a number of sites that helped hundreds of millions reach faster the answer they’re looking for.

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