Ed Bott - Windows 10 Support Secrets

2 CHAPTER 1 | Getting started with Windows 10  Domain account These accounts are common on corporate networks powered by Windows servers running Active Directory services. This type of setup gives network administrators significant control over device configurations through the use of Group Policy.  Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) Organizations that use Microsoft online services such as Office 365 can take advantage of its directory services without requiring that a PC be fully managed. The Join Azure AD button is on the Accounts page in Windows 10 Settings. Figure 1-1 shows the sign-in screen as it appears on PCs running the Windows 10 Anniversary Update. Both of the accounts on this screen are Microsoft accounts; the option to show email addresses has been turned off. Figure 1-1: The sign-in screen your users see might look a bit different, depending on which account types are in use. One common complaint you’re likely to hear from users is that they’re annoyed with the requirement to sign in, especially if they follow best practices and secure their account with a strong password made up of a mix of capital and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols. They’re right: Signing in with a password can be inconvenient. That’s why there are other sign-in options available, including setting up a simple PIN that can be used to sign in on a device after the user has entered that complex password. Figure 1-2 shows the Sign-In Options page in the Settings app, where you can change an existing password or set up and manage a PIN.