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AAD join Server 2025
Hi Karl,
We are making incremental progress in that direction. Please take a look at this documentation for enabling Entra join and sign-in on Arc-enabled Windows Servers located anywhere. This has GA'd for WS2025.
Note that the Arc-enabled Server cannot be joined to AD or HAADJ (or Entra Domain Services).
Thanks,
Brent
Hi lpmuu Windows Server cannot AAD join. But I can test this for you or you can using settings app.
There's a movement going on that parts of Windows Server might get controlled via Intune through Defender and security policies but that is still in public preview.
Windows Server Core Installation option even does miss the bits and bytes.
Microsoft Azure Arc is free, but it adds a new layer of complexity and security if you want to make it right, just as AAD join would, too. This is because Azure Arc adds the Server to the management plane of Azure Portal and also the control and security plane of Entra ID which is intertwined with your AAD accounts.
I agree with your idea. Please comment and like this older posting of mine.