Windows updates released on and after October 11, 2022, contain additional protections introduced by CVE-2022-38042. These protections intentionally prevent domain join operations from reusing an existing computer account in the target domain in some scenarios. See KB5020276 to learn more about the new behavior including additional security checks and the steps to avoid operational issues.
When this will happen
The additional protections are available since October 11, 2022. They are included in all Windows quality updates moving forward.
Message ID: MC451956
Published: 2022-10-29
Updated: 2022-10-29
Platform: World tenant
Alex Lim
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