Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Machine stuck in “Applying computer settings” state

I was facing a problem where one of our VMs was stuck in “Applying computer settings” state after a reboot.
I followed the below steps the fix the issue:
  • Logged in to the VM in Safe mode with Networking
  • Removed the VM from domain
  • Rebooted the VM
  • Flushed DNS cache by using ipconfig /flushdns
  • Released the IP by using ipconfig /release
  • Renewed the IP by using ipconfig /renew
  • Added the VM back to domain
  • Rebooted the VM