Remove the local computer from a workgroup or domain.
Syntax
Remove-Computer [[-Credential] PSCredential] [-Force] [-PassThru]
[-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [CommonParameters]
Key
-Credential PSCredential
A user account that has permission to perform this action.
The default is the current user.
Type a user name, such as "User64" or "Domain64\User64", or enter a
PSCredential object, such as one generated by Get-Credential.
If you type a user name, you will be prompted for a password.
To remove a computer from a domain, you must use -Credential, even
when using the credentials of the current user.
-Force
Override any restrictions that would prevent the command from succeeding,
apart from security settings.
-PassThru
Return the results of the command. Otherwise, this cmdlet does not generate any output.
-confirm
Prompt for confirmation before executing the command.
-whatIf
Describe what would happen if you executed the command without actually
executing the command.
CommonParameters:
-Verbose, -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -WarningAction, -WarningVariable,
-OutBuffer -OutVariable.
Remove-Computer removes the local computer from its current workgroup or domain.
When a computer is removed from a domain, Remove-Computer will also disable the computer's domain account.
Restart the computer to make the change effective.
Use the -Verbose and -PassThru parameters to view the results of the command.
Examples
Remove the local computer from the domain to which it is joined:
PS C:> remove-computer -credential domain64\admin64 -passthru -verbose; restart-computer
“No amount of time can erase the memory of a good cat, and no amount of masking tape can ever totally remove his fur from your couch” ~ Leo F. Buscaglia
Related:
Add-Computer - Add a computer to the domain
Restart-Computer - Restart the operating system on a computer
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