domain join

Microsoft’s September Patch Tuesday for Windows 11 arrives as a compact but consequential rollup: KB5030219 (OS Build 22621.2283) packages a mix of security fixes, several targeted reliability patches, and a handful of small user‑facing behavior changes — most notably removing a stray Sticky...

Microsoft has quietly closed yet another batch of the easy, in‑OOBE shortcuts that let Windows 11 users avoid a Microsoft Account during setup — but one officially supported detour remains usable for Pro editions, and a handful of more technical options still work for power users and IT pros...

Microsoft’s surprise consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) window is real — and it’s urgent: Windows 10 users now have a one‑year lifeline to keep receiving security updates through October 13, 2026, but you must enroll before Windows 10’s support ends on October 14, 2025. The enrollment...

Microsoft’s slow, staged rollout of the Windows 10 Enroll now (ESU) wizard means the extension lifeline Microsoft promised for legacy PCs is available — but not instantly visible to everyone, and it comes with conditions and caveats that every Windows 10 user should understand before relying on...

Integrating a Windows 11 computer into an Active Directory (AD) environment represents an essential pillar for IT management in modern organizations. While home users might never encounter the need to join a domain, in business, education, and enterprise settings, domain integration is...

In October 2022, Microsoft introduced significant security enhancements to the domain join process through update KB5020276, aiming to mitigate vulnerabilities associated with computer account reuse in Active Directory environments. These changes, while bolstering security, have necessitated...

Chip Chip Chin Chin. Recently upgraded my physical Hyper-V host to server 2022 so i can use FoD tools and Hyper-V manager from server core with the GUO option provided by FOD something that 2019 didn't offer which I've bee cursing for years about since 2012 R2 the ability to turn off GUI and...

Windows 11 has long been the flagship operating system for enterprise and power users alike. However, the much-anticipated Windows 11 Pro 24H2 update is attracting a fair share of ire from IT professionals. In several community discussions—most notably on Spiceworks—users have reported a host of...

We recently started having a problem where if the Domain Controller is not listed first in the "DNS Server addresses, in order of use". The computer will not join the Domain? It is supposed to go to the next server on the list if the first one is not a domain controller. Does anyone have any...

I am new to the forum and to servers in general, so please excuse my ignorance. I have built a couple of home servers using WHS 2011 and Windows Server 2016 Essentials using the skip domain script, but none requiring CALs. I want to build a new home server using a quad socket xeon E-5 4600 10...

Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.0 (July 14, 2015): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker who is logged on to a domain-joined system runs a specially crafted...

I need to create an unattended ghostcast installation for windows 7 that won't care about the dell computer type. Here's the criteria: Install using ghost cast from flash drive Fill all windows installation forms Auto Enter the windows site license key Ask computer name Install the correct...

Trying Windows 8 at work and bought new Samsung 700t tablet. Windows 8 works fine with local user (linked to live id) and all our software including Symantec Endpoint 12.1.2. As soon as I join to domain (server 2008) and reboot the live tiles no longer function. Have total reset several times...

Hi Guys, I think somebody my help Using VM Virtualbox 4.1 working fine in Win7 I am trying to set a network using all OS installed from External Disk so far installed from 1TB external Disk 1 Server Windows 2008 configured as AD DS + DNS + DHCP (working fine) 1 XP 1 Windows 7 My Question...

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Hi, I really hope someone can help since this has been driving me mad. I have a number of issues but this is the first one, and the one thats stopping me progressing. I am using a USB stick to boot the PE environment and it goes through no problems. The machine joins the domain when in...

Please be gentle with me - I'm new to this! I'm trying to introduce two Win 7 Pro HP Probooks to our Win 2K domain. All XP models work fine. These two will allow themselves to be "introduced" to the domain but then, after rebooting, wont recognise the admin username and password I JUST used! If...

I am trying to connect Windows 7 to the domain of a Windows 2008 Server. We have ~20 other Windows XP clients able to join and connect to the domain. I get this error message when trying to join the domain: An attempt to resolve the dns name of a domain controller in the domain being joined...

I am having problems with running sysprep on some new Windows 7 64-bit machines that we just got in. Here is what I have: Dell Optiplex 780, Windows 7 64-bit operating system. We do not have a volume license; we just use the product key that is on the machine. Here is what I want to do...

Help with Windows 7 Deployment - Best method to take and deploy an image I am hoping someone can steer me in the right direction. I apologize if its lengthy. For the last few years I have used the following for creating images and deployments. 1. install XP and the custom software needed...