I'm looking for alternative methods to change a workstation's SID, similar to Stratesave SIDchg. In the past, there was a tool called NewSID that was popular, but I want to know if there are other options out there.
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There are some paid programs available for this, but if you're looking for a free option, using Sysprep is your best bet since it's the Microsoft-supported method.
What exactly do you need to change the SID for? NewSID was great, but Microsoft has deprecated it since it really doesn't matter anymore. There's some good info on this topic [here](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/archive/blogs/markrussinovich/the-machine-sid-duplication-myth-and-why-sysprep-matters).
If all else fails, just rebuild the machine! Sometimes that's the quickest option.
NewSID is still around, but we found it didn't work for us on Server 2025—long story! Sysprep is the only official way to go though.
FOG can handle changing the SID during the deployment process, so that might be worth looking into!
Funny enough, I just had two servers arrive that the vendor cloned with the same SID, so I ended up using Sysprep for Server 2025. It was super easy!