What is the point of creating a computer object in Active Directory when you still have to join computers to the domain, which then creates the object anyway?
Active Directory – Purpose of Creating a Computer Object When Joining a PC
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Best Answer
When you create the account first you can place it in the right OU (and with the right security groups, creds to Evan Anderson) from the start.