Purposefully break trust relationship with Windows Domain

Right click the computer object in Active Directory Users and Computers... select Reset Account. This will break the trust between the computer account and the domain.

You can use Powershell, netdom, or nltest to recreate/fix the trust.


  • Take snapshot of workstation.
  • Initiate a machine account password change (netdom /resetpdwd) Do it twice for good measure.
  • Restore the workstation from the snapshot.
  • Password stored on workstation no longer matches what's stored in Active Directory. Domain relationship busted.