With so many people working remotely today, IT admins are often dealing with remote computers joined to their local Active Directory (AD) that also need to be connected to Azure AD to make use of newer, cloud-based features. This is what we call a hybrid domain joined state. Today, you can take advantage of the latest cloud features from a Windows 10 machine without having to fully migrate away from the legacy GPOs and on-prem security policies you’ve had for years in your local AD. That’s great when so many customers are accessing their Azure AD clouds from remote locations such as their home. This is the first step on the journey to a full cloud-based digital transformation. However, it’s important to keep in mind that Microsoft’s hybrid domain join process operates alongside a legacy protocol. With Azure AD Connect, a device is synced from AD to Azure AD and.