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Hello,
It's impossible to unjoin computer from the domain, workstation service keeps stopping itself.
You can also try a repair install. Failing that a rebuild will be necessary.
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This is not a solution, is just a workaround!
Hi there,
One of the most common reasons why this error appears is because SMB1 support is disabled on the computer that is trying to connect to the domain. If that’s the case, you can enable SMB1 support quite easily via the Windows Features screen.
In the Windows Features menu, scroll down through the list of features and make sure that SMB 1.0/ CIFS File Sharing Support and any associated sub-menu are enabled. Then hit Ok to save the changes.
There are several 3rd party antivirus and/or firewall applications that are commonly reported as being responsible for blocking domain joining attempts.
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This is a good point LimitlessTechnology-2700. For my own knowledge, wouldn't the error state the required SMB1 protocol is disabled? Also I thought smb1 was not recommended because of the security issues.
Thank you for your answer.
I've read about this. I've already enabled SMB1 but didn't help.
I will also check the antivirus and firewall.
My problem though is not domain joining but domain unjoining!
I never had an issue when trying to join a computer to the domain but I'm having this issue unjoining from the domain for both physical and virtual machines!
Are you using a wired or wireless connection? Have you tried to reset Winsock using an Admin Command prompt using the command: netsh winsock reset
Hi,
A couple of questions:
Why are you unjoining the workstation from the domain, is this a one off or a common activity?
Do you get this every time you unjoin a workstation?
Does the netsetup.log file have any errors or additional information?
Do you have any AV or end point protection software installed?
Gary.