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220-1102 · Question #10

A technician is unable to join a Windows 10 laptop to a domain Which of the following is the MOST likely reason?

The correct answer is B. The laptop has Windows 10 Home installed. The most likely reason a technician cannot join a Windows 10 laptop to a domain is that the laptop has Windows 10 Home installed. Windows 10 Home editions lack the "Join a domain" feature required for Active Directory integration.

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Question

A technician is unable to join a Windows 10 laptop to a domain Which of the following is the MOST likely reason?

Options

  • AThe domain's processor compatibility is not met
  • BThe laptop has Windows 10 Home installed
  • CThe laptop does not have an onboard Ethernet adapter
  • DThe Laptop does not have all current Windows updates installed

How the community answered

(20 responses)
  • A
    5% (1)
  • B
    95% (19)

Why each option

The most likely reason a technician cannot join a Windows 10 laptop to a domain is that the laptop has Windows 10 Home installed. Windows 10 Home editions lack the "Join a domain" feature required for Active Directory integration.

AThe domain's processor compatibility is not met

Processor compatibility is not a factor for joining a Windows 10 machine to a domain; modern processors are generally compatible with domain services.

BThe laptop has Windows 10 Home installedCorrect

Windows 10 Home edition does not include the functionality to join an Active Directory domain. Domain join capability is exclusively available in Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise, and Education editions, making the Home edition the most probable reason for the technician's inability to perform this action.

CThe laptop does not have an onboard Ethernet adapter

While an Ethernet adapter is commonly used for network connectivity, a laptop can also join a domain via Wi-Fi if network requirements are met, so the lack of an onboard Ethernet adapter is not inherently the most likely reason for failure to join a domain.

DThe Laptop does not have all current Windows updates installed

While lacking current Windows updates can cause various issues, it is not a direct or the most likely reason for being unable to join a domain, especially compared to the fundamental lack of domain join functionality in specific OS editions.

Concept tested: Windows 10 editions and domain join capability

Source: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/whats-new/windows-10-home-vs-pro

Topics

#Windows Editions#Domain Join#Operating System Features#Active Directory

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