Active Directory Administration Cookbook

Setting the Group Policy to register for down-level Windows devices

The same Group Policy object can be reused to configure down-level Windows installations for Hybrid Azure AD Join, if only down-level Windows devices are present in the environment:

1. In the newly created Group Policy object, expand the Administrative Templates under Policies and Computer Configuration.
2. Expand the Windows Components node.
3. Expand the Device Registration node.
4. In the main pane, select the Register domain-joined computers as devices setting.
5. Right-click the setting and select Edit from the menu.
6. Select Enabled:

7. Click OK.