Windows
Domain trust relationship failed during Windows sign-in
A domain-joined Windows computer would not let the user sign in because the workstation trust relationship was broken. The trust relationship was reestablished, then sign-in and access to apps and the network drive were confirmed.
Killed once by someone from XL.net, on 2025-10-14.
Affects
Versions
- Windows
What you see
- Sign-in fails with an error that the trust relation does not work.
Why it happens
Likely The workstation trust relationship with the domain was corrupted.
When it shows up
A domain-joined Windows computer rejects sign-in with a trust relationship error instead of reaching the desktop.
You are in this case if:
- Sign-in shows the message that the trust relation does not work for the machine and domain account.
1 fix below
The steps that killed it
The steps are behind a quick check
There are two ways in and both take a few seconds. Signing in opens the steps on every bug page; so does reading the picture.
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Drawing a picture for you.
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Someone from XL.net killed this on a Windows computer on 2025-10-14. It is written up from that one repair, so it cites no outside page.