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Unjoin local AD and Join to Azure AD and Move Data to New User Profile

Written April 2018. Microsoft changes these admin screens often, so the screenshots below may not match what you see today. The sequence of steps is usually still correct — if something looks wrong, tell us and we'll update it.
  • Click on the Start button and then on Settings icon:
  • Click on System:
  • Click on About:

  • Click on “Manage or disconnect from work or school”:

  • Click on Connected to domain:

  • Click on Disconnect and then Yes:

  • Put the local account information and click OK and restart the PC:

  • For joining the AzureAD click on Start and then click on Settings:

  • Now click on Accounts:

  • Now click on Access work or school:

  • Click on Connect:

  • Click on “Join this device to Azure Active directory”:

  • Put the Account detail:

  • Now put the Password:

  • Now click on the Join button to confirm:

  • Click on Done:

  • To add account go to Settings and click on “Accounts”:

  • Click on “Other people”:

  • Now click on “Add someone else to this PC”:

  • Now put the Account details:

  • To switch account click on the Start button and then click on Profile and then Switch Account:

  • Now login to the New Account and for copying the old data click on the Files button on the Taskbar:

  • left click on Local Disk (C:) in File Explorer:

  • Click on Users in Local Disk (C:):

  • Double click on Old profile in Users:

  • Double click on Desktop:

  • Select all the files and then left click and Copy:

  • Now go to the new profile in Users and same as desktop and then Paste files:

  • And do the same (Copy and Paste) for all the other required folders e.g. Documents and Downloads:

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