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If a computer has the KB5020276 Netjoin: Domain join hardening changes Windows update installed, you might encounter the following error message when attempting to join such a computer to a domain via Adaxes.


An account with the same name exists in Active Directory. Re-using the account was blocked by security policy.


The KB5020276 security patch imposes additional restrictions on who can join computers to a domain. As a result, if a computer account is created via Adaxes, the user specified in the Can be joined to domain by property of that account will not be able to join the computer to a domain unless one of the following scenarios is also true:

Scenario 1

The service account for the managed domain is a member of Domain Admins group.

Scenario 2

The computer in question has the following registry key set.

  • Path: HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\LSA
  • Type: REG_DWORD
  • Name: NetJoinLegacyAccountReuse
  • Value: 1

Scenario 3

The user who joins the computer to a domain is explicitly specified as the primary computer owner (specified in the ManagedBy (Primary) property).

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