If you leave a company and your personal computer is connected to the company's domain, you can leave the domain to join a Workgroup provided that you're directly connected to the domain and that you ...

We were discussing computer / domain SID's at work yesterday. The others thought our running SID changers on cloned computers was *only* in preparation for joining a domain, but I know it's also ...

The most common reason for domain join failures is incorrect DNS configuration. For your computer to find the domain controller, its network settings must point to a DNS server that can resolve your ...

I need to take a running windows desktop box that's part of a domain, give it a new computer name, and then continue working on it (with the box having the new name), without having to reboot at all.

Windows finally includes a tool to manage local admin passwords, but admins will still need to do some work to make it useful. Image: Ivan/Adobe Stock. One of the best ways to defend your network is ...