Cannot unjoin computer from domain, workstation service keeps stopping

Panayiotis Christofi 31 Reputation points
2022-06-17T12:03:54.223+00:00

Hello,

It's impossible to unjoin computer from the domain, workstation service keeps stopping itself.

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  1. Dave Patrick 426K Reputation points MVP
    2022-06-17T12:40:34.853+00:00

  2. Dave Patrick 426K Reputation points MVP
    2022-06-17T12:56:31.8+00:00

    From the AD side you can just delete the computer account, then from the desktop side rebuilding it from scratch.

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  3. Dave Patrick 426K Reputation points MVP
    2022-06-17T13:03:42.26+00:00

    I did delete it from AD, computer seems to be part of that domain.

    Ok, if you did this first it could have complicated things. I wouldn't worry about it, simplest would be to rebuild it from scratch.

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  4. Dave Patrick 426K Reputation points MVP
    2022-06-17T13:33:56.207+00:00

    To clean install from scratch you can boot from the windows 10 install media, delete / recreate partition, and continue the install.
    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/install-windows-from-a-usb-flash-drive?view=windows-11

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  5. rr-4098 1,111 Reputation points
    2022-06-17T14:59:34.38+00:00

    If you cannot rebuild, you could possible try to run DISM to repair the OS.