The Trust Relationship Between This Workstation And The Primary Domain Has Failed

The Trust Relationship Between This Workstation And The Primary Domain Has Failed

The Trust Relationship Between This Workstation And The Primary Domain Has Failed

The Trust Relationship Between This Workstation And The Primary Domain Has Failed

The Trust Relationship Between This Workstation And The Primary Domain Has Failed

Recently a remotely working coworker began to experience some issues with his Dell Latitude E 4310 Windows Pro 7 Notebook.  At that time the easiest solution was to use system restore. System Restore worked like a charm. However on his return to the office he was greeted with the following message upon logging in “The Trust Relationship Between This Workstation And The Primary Domain Has Failed“. This was new to me so I typed the phrase in my favorite search engine DuckDuckGo. The results were as I expected and this has been a Windows annoyance at least as far back as Windows XP.

There appeared to be many reasons for this happening including a bug in the OS. However in my case the The Trust Relationship Between This Workstation And The Primary Domain Has Failed error was due to the system restore resetting the workstation to a point far enough back in time that the shared security information between the domain controller and the workstation were no longer in sync. So the The Trust Relationship Between This Workstation And The Primary Domain Has Failed error was in fact my own doing.

I read many documents on the fixes but I took the path of least resistance. I simply rejoined the domain using the steps outlined below.

  1. Logon in as an administrator of the local workstation account and not your domain. (Because you can’t log on to the domain)
  2. Navigate to the “Control Panel” > “System and Security” > “System” > “Advanced System Settings”
  3. The above will open up the “System Properties” window
  4. In the “System Properties” window select the “Computer Name” tab.
  5. Click the “Network ID” button and go through the wizard to join your domain.
  6. Reboot

That will make your The Trust Relationship Between This Workstation And The Primary Domain Has Failed error go away.

 

Windows 7 Not Remembering Remote Desktop Credentials

Here is how to resolve this problem:

  1. Click on Start, and then in the search bar type: gpedit.msc
  2. Expand Computer Configuration, Expand Administrative Templates, Expand System, Expand Credentials Delegation
  3. Double Click on “Allow Delegating Default Credentials with NTLM-only Server Authentication“. Click the “Show…” button, Enter the following: TERMSRV/*
  4. Click OK, to close the Show Contents Window, Click OK again to close the next window.
  5. Double Click on “Allow Delegating Saved Credentials with NTLM-only Server Authentication“. Click the “Show…” button, Enter the following: TERMSRV/*
  6. Click OK, to close the Show Contents Window, Click OK again to close the next window.
  7. Click on Start, and then in the search bar type: GPUPDATE /FORCE

Windows 7 Not Remembering Remote Desktop Credentials

Disable Aero Snap – Stop Windows 7 From Automatically Resizing Windows

Disable Aero Snap – Stop Windows 7 From Automatically Resizing Windows

The is the second most annoying setting in Windows 7 for me.

Have you ever tried to adjust the size of or move an active window in Windows 7 only to get frustrated by  the way it automatically resizes your windows?

Good news!! You can turn that feature off quite easily. This feature is call AERO SNAP. I know some users like it but others like me who often need to manipulate and size several folders or active windows can get pretty frustrated with what should be a simple task.

Here’s how to turn AERO SNAP off:

  1. Do to “Control Panel”
  2. Click “Ease of Access”
  3. Click “Change How Your Mouse Works”
  4. Click the check box for “Prevent Windows from being automatically arranged when moved to the edge of the screen”

Disable Aero Snap - Stop Windows 7 From Automatically Resizing Windows

Disable Aero Snap - Stop Windows 7 From Automatically Resizing Windows