Join your work device to your work or school network (2024)

Join your work-owned Windows 10 device to your organization's network so you can access potentially restricted resources.

What happens when you join your device

While you're joining your Windows 10 device to your work or school network, the following actions will happen:

Windows registers your device to your work or school network, letting you access your resources using your personal account. After your device is registered, Windows then joins your device to the network, so you can use your work or school username and password to sign in and access restricted resources.
Optionally, based on your organization's choices, you might be asked to set up two-step verification through eithertwo-step verification orsecurity info.
Optionally, based on your organization's choices, you might be automatically enrolled in mobile device management, such as Microsoft Intune. For more info about enrolling in Microsoft Intune, seeEnroll your device in Intune.
You'll go through the sign-in process, using automatic sign-in with your work or school account.

To join a brand-new Windows 10 device

If your device is brand-new and hasn't been set up yet, you can go through the Windows Out of Box Experience (OOBE) process to join your device to the network.

Start up your new device and begin the Windows Out of Box Experience.
On theSign in with Microsoftscreen, type your work or school email address.
On theEnter your passwordscreen, type your password.
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On your mobile device, approve your device so it can access your account.
Complete the Out of Box Experience, including setting your privacy settings and setting up Windows Hello (if necessary).

Your device is now joined to your organization's network.

To make sure you're joined (new device)

You can make sure that you're joined by looking at your settings.

OpenSettings, and then selectAccounts.
SelectAccess work or school, and make sure you see text that says something like,Connected to<your_organization>Azure AD.

To join an already configured Windows 10 device

If you've had your device for a while and it's already been set up, you can follow these steps to join your device to the network.

OpenSettings, and then selectAccounts.
See Also
Managed, Registered, and Unregistered Devices
SelectAccess work or school, and then selectConnect.
On theSet up a work or school accountscreen, selectJoin this device to Azure Active Directory.
On theLet's get you signed inscreen, type your email address (for example, [email protected]), and then selectNext.
On theEnter passwordscreen, type your password, and then selectSign in.
On your mobile device, approve your device so it can access your account.
On theMake sure this is your organizationscreen, review the information to make sure it's right, and then selectJoin.
On theYou're all setscreen, clickDone.

To make sure you're joined

You can make sure that you're joined by looking at your settings.

OpenSettings, and then selectAccounts.
SelectAccess work or school, and make sure you see text that says something like,Connected to <your_organization> Azure AD.

Next steps

After you join your device to your organization's network, you should be able to access all of your resources using your work or school account information.

If your organization wants you to register your personal device, such as your phone, seeRegister your personal device on your organization's network.
If your organization is managed using Microsoft Intune and you have questions about enrollment, sign-in, or any other Intune-related issue, see theIntune user help content.