Windows 10: Unable to get computer to join domain through WDS

Hello,

Recently, I have implemented WDS within my workplace to get away from Configuration Manager (As crazy as this might sounds), the reason being is to help streamline and reduce the time it takes to image a single machine and also to decrease the amount of post deployment steps after a computer is done imaging.


So far, I've managed to get WDS configured, create a boot image, capture image, and install image. I am using two answer files in my environment, One being a unattend.xml file at the server level to partition and format the hard drives, select what image to use (winPE phase), enter the product key and correct Time Zone (Specialize Phase). Then I have another answer file which I named oobe.xml which is applied at the image level to skip all the OOBE questions, create a local account, and assign a password to the local administrator account (oobe phase). The issue I am not running into is getting a computer to join the domain automatically. I have tried configuring the Microsoft-UnattendedJoin component in both answer files at the specialize phase without any luck... Originally, I was wanting the computer object to be created in a custom OU named "Computer Room". I even tried changing this to the default OU "Computers", to see if this will work, no luck.

I am deploying Windows 10 Enterprise Build 1709.

If you need to me to post the actual XML content of both files, let me know and I will do so.

Any help at this point would be greatly appreciated.

:)

 

Re-join the domain after upgrade

There is no need to leave the domain, you can perform the upgrade (with Admin privileges).

You can also leave the domain, upgrade with a local account, then join the domain again.

Resources:

• Quick
  Tip: Join a Windows 10 PC to a Domain

 

Join Windows 10 PC to a Domain  


@rseiler,

I just finished clean installing Windows 10 Enterprise build 17093 in a VM using a local account, and it still has the same steps in the tutorial for me.

Is your PC already joined to a domain?

 

Windows 10 upgrade for domain joined computers

Thank you for your response, Andre. There's nothing unfortunate about domain joined computers being exempt from the automatic upgrade. That's good news. However, is there any news of what the upgrade path will be for domain joined computers?