
Now it really just gives you info about your computer and that’s it.

I even tried enabling the local Administrator account and the option still didn’t show up there. You might see a bunch of other sites saying that you should go to Settings, then System and then About and clicking on the Join Domain button, but that seems to have been removed in the newer editions of Windows 10. You’ll obviously need this and other information from your local domain administrator. If you click on local Active Directory domain, for example, you’ll then be asked to enter in the domain name. We’re not trying to connect another account here, but you’ll see the options to join a local Active Directory domain or join a Azure Active domain at the bottom. Go ahead and click on that, which will bring up a Microsoft Account dialog. On the right-hand side, you’ll see a plus button called Connect. If you click on Start in Windows 10, click on the Setting icon (the gear icon), then click on Accounts, you’ll an option called Access work or school in the left-hand column.

Both overlap in many areas and it’s a bit confusing. In Windows 10, there is the Settings dialog and there is the Control Panel. In Windows 10, they keep changing the settings and certain dialogs have disappeared while news one have appeared. This is by far the easiest method and it works on all versions of Windows, which is nice.

Kind of annoying, but what can you do! The Professional edition also gives you BitLocker and the ability to backup to a home or business network. In order to join a domain in Windows 7/8/10, you need to upgrade to the Professional or Ultimate editions. Note that on my computer, the Domain and the Network ID buttons are grayed out! Why so? Well, it’s because I have Windows 7 Home Premium. Now click on the Domain radio button and type in the name of the domain name that you want to join this computer to.
