{"id":2627,"date":"2020-11-18T14:02:10","date_gmt":"2020-11-18T22:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/SUMMALAI.COM\/?p=2627"},"modified":"2020-11-18T14:02:11","modified_gmt":"2020-11-18T22:02:11","slug":"3-ways-to-remove-windows-10-computer-from-domain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/SUMMALAI.COM\/?p=2627","title":{"rendered":"3 Ways to Remove Windows 10 Computer from Domain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

How do I remove a computer from a domain that no longer exists? Or unjoin and rejoin the domain without resetting the user profile? In this tutorial, we\u2019ll show you 3 methods to remove Windows 10 computers from the domain. Before getting started, you need to\u00a0log on to Windows 10 with a local administrator account instead of a domain account. If you couldn\u2019t remember the password,\u00a0PCUnlocker\u00a0can be of help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Method 1: Remove Windows 10 Computer from Domain Using System Properties<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Press the Windows key + R on the keyboard, then type\u00a0sysdm.cpl<\/strong>\u00a0in the Run box and press Enter.<\/li>
  2. When the\u00a0System Properties\u00a0window opens, click on the\u00a0Change<\/strong>\u00a0button at the bottom of the \u201cComputer Name\u201d tab.\"\"<\/li>
  3. Select the\u00a0Workgroup<\/strong>\u00a0radio button, enter a workgroup name you want to be a member of after unjoining the domain. Click\u00a0OK<\/strong>.\"\"<\/li>
  4. Click\u00a0OK<\/strong>\u00a0when prompted.\"\"<\/li>
  5. You will be asked to restart the computer so that changes can be applied.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Method 2: Remove Windows 10 Computer from Domain Using Settings App<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. Open the Settings app\u00a0and navigate to\u00a0Accounts\u00a0->\u00a0Access work or school. On the right pane, click the icon labelled Connected to (your domain) AD domain, and then click\u00a0Disconnect<\/strong>.\"\"<\/li>
    2. Click on\u00a0Yes<\/strong>\u00a0to confirm.\"\"<\/li>
    3. When the \u201cDisconnect from the organization\u201d prompt appears, click on\u00a0Disconnect<\/strong>.\"\"<\/li>
    4. Once restarted, your Windows 10 computer has been unjoined from the active directory domain.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Method 3: Remove Windows 10 Computer from Domain Using PowerShell<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      1. Open the Windows PowerShell with admin rights, type the following command to unjoin the domain.
        Remove-Computer -UnjoinDomaincredential Domain_Name\\Administrator -PassThru -Verbose -Restart -Force<\/code>\"\"Enter the domain administrator password when prompted, and click\u00a0OK<\/strong>.<\/li>
      2. You\u2019ll see a warning:\u00a0After you leave the domain you will need to know the password of the local administrator account to log onto this computer<\/em>. Type\u00a0Y<\/strong>\u00a0to continue.\"\"<\/li>
      3. Restart your computer to complete this unjoin operation.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        REF: https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/remove-windows-10-computer-from-domain\/#:~:text=Open%20the%20Settings%20app%20and,Click%20on%20Yes%20to%20confirm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        How do I remove a computer from a domain that no longer exists? Or unjoin and rejoin the domain without resetting the user profile? In this tutorial, we\u2019ll show you 3 methods to remove Windows 10 computers from the domain. Before getting started, you need to\u00a0log on to Windows 10 with a local administrator account Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,14],"tags":[434,433],"class_list":["post-2627","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-microsoft","category-windows-7-8-10","tag-exit-ad","tag-exit-domain"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t