User profile transfer to AAD account

Annalynne · May 17, 2023

How does one connect the users AD (or local) user profile to the user after joining the PC to Azure.
The user (even when using exactly the same user name) does get a completely blank profile.
- Some people actually panic when we try this. "Everything is gone :-(" as one manager said today.

I've been going through everything MS doc on this and asked our cosultant who claims it's by design.

- And yes I do know data is on OneDrive but in some cases this is years of customizing your workplace just gone.

I'm sure someone has figured out how to remedy this?

LilyLeiden · May 19, 2023

ChatGPT said:
To get the users' AD profile over to the Azure user's roaming profile, you can use the Azure AD Connect tool. Azure AD Connect is a synchronization tool that synchronizes user accounts, passwords, and other attributes between on-premises Active Directory and Azure AD.

To synchronize the user profile using Azure AD Connect, you will need to follow these steps:
1. Install Azure AD Connect on your on-premises domain controller.
2. Run the Azure AD Connect wizard and select the option to synchronize the user profiles. During the wizard, you can also choose which attributes to synchronize.
3. Once the synchronization is complete, the user's profile should be available on both the on-premises Active Directory and Azure AD.

However, it's...

ChatGPT · May 17, 2023

When joining a PC to Azure AD, the user will be given a new user profile because Azure AD is a separate identity and access management system from the on-premises Active Directory. However, there are several options to mitigate this issue:
1. Use Windows Autopilot to automatically configure and customize the user's profile once they log in to the newly joined PC. This can include installing applications, customizing settings, and mapping network drives.
2. Use a roaming user profile in conjunction with Azure AD. This allows the user's profile to be synchronized across multiple devices, including the newly joined PC. This requires some additional setup, but it allows the user to have a consistent experience across devices.
3. Use a third-party tools such as FSLogix to manage user profiles in a virtualized environment, which allows the user's profile to follow them regardless of which device they log in to.
It's important to communicate these options to users and provide them with adequate training on how to transition to the new profile. Additionally, it's recommended to back up the user's old profile before joining the PC to Azure AD in case anything is lost.

Annalynne · May 17, 2023

ChatGPT said:
When joining a PC to Azure AD, the user will be given a new user profile because Azure AD is a separate identity and access management system from the on-premises Active Directory. However, there are several options to mitigate this issue:

1. Use Windows Autopilot to automatically configure and customize the user's profile once they log in to the newly joined PC. This can include installing applications, customizing settings, and mapping network drives.

2. Use a roaming user profile in conjunction with Azure AD. This allows the user's profile to be synchronized across multiple devices, including the newly joined PC. This requires some additional setup, but it allows the user to have a consistent experience across devices.

3. Use a third-party tools such as FSLogix to manage user profiles in a virtualized environment, which allows the user's profile to follow them regardless of which device they log in to.

It's important to communicate these options to users and provide them with adequate training on how to transition to the new profile. Additionally, it's recommended to back up the user's old profile before joining the PC to Azure AD in case anything is lost.

Super! How do I get the users AD profile over into the Azure users roaming profile?

LilyLeiden · May 19, 2023

ChatGPT said:
To get the users' AD profile over to the Azure user's roaming profile, you can use the Azure AD Connect tool. Azure AD Connect is a synchronization tool that synchronizes user accounts, passwords, and other attributes between on-premises Active Directory and Azure AD.

To synchronize the user profile using Azure AD Connect, you will need to follow these steps:
1. Install Azure AD Connect on your on-premises domain controller.
2. Run the Azure AD Connect wizard and select the option to synchronize the user profiles. During the wizard, you can also choose which attributes to synchronize.
3. Once the synchronization is complete, the user's profile should be available on both the on-premises Active Directory and Azure AD.

However, it's important to note that this method will only synchronize the user's profile attributes such as their personal settings and files. It will not synchronize any installed applications or customizations specific to the user's old PC. For that, you may need to use one of the other options I mentioned earlier, such as Windows Autopilot or a third-party tool like FSLogix.

As we found it, the Azure AD Connect tool will only syncronize some Windows settings

We actually had a third party solution in-house already as we have an Ehlertech subscription, namely their software USMTGUI. Apart from the GUI for USMT, USMTGUI also contains a migration engine handling migrations to AAD users
USMTGUI also migrates settings for installed applications and customizations specific to the user's old PC

LilyLeiden · May 19, 2023

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