How to Change Windows 2016's SID Step by Step Guide

Problem

Active Directory doesn't allow a machine with duplicated SID join. For image-deployed Windows, it has to change its SID. Since Sysinternals retired NewSID, it cannot work anymore. It always causes blue death if you try to use it. Windows Sysprep works.

Solution

The following are steps on how to change Windows 2016's SID by Sysprep

Step 1) Type whoami /user on the CMD. Copy the SID to a txt file.

Step 2)

Click to Start->Run, type sysprep and press OK.

This opens folder c:\Windows\System32, where application syspre locates

Step 3)

Double-click sysprep. It opens the System Preparation Tool 3.14 window. On System Preparation Tool 3.14 window, Choose Enter System Out-of-Box Experience (OOBE) for System Cleanup Action. *Tick ON* Generalize, if not, Windows's SID will NOT change. Select Reboot for Shutdown Options.