Active Directory

Missy Januszko provides an overview of PowerShell remoting and explains the use of different cmdlets for managing multiple machines at once.

Using the New-ADUser cmdlet and -Instance parameter, you can copy AD attributes from an existing user when creating new Active Directory user accounts.

Find out how to connect to the AD drive and the commands used to navigate through.

Microsoft is apparently scrapping next year’s big update for Windows 11. And instead, aiming for a major update in 2024. Which will be 3 years after Windows 11 first launched. So, why the change of plans and what can we expect to see in Microsoft’s next big Windows release? Windows 12 due in 2024? What…

Here’s a quick tutorial for creating Active Directory organizational units with PowerShell.

How to manage and secure Active Directory using PowerShell; I’ll look at the most useful PowerShell cmdlets and give examples of how to use them.

In this Ask the Admin, Russell Smith shows you how to create AD groups using PowerShell, how to add parameters when creating an AD group using the Windows PowerShell Integrated Scripting Environment (ISE), and then modify (or remove) AD group membership using PowerShell.

In this guide, we’ll show you how to install the Active Directory PowerShell module on almost any version of Windows. Installing the Active Directory (AD) module in PowerShell offers IT pros convenient and secure remote access to administer their AD environments, all without having to interactively log into their domain controllers. Microsoft does not recommend…

Back in May, the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) temporarily removed a Windows flaw from its Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV) Catalog due to Active Directory (AD) certificate authentication issues. CISA has now re-added the security vulnerability to KEV, and it’s encouraging IT admins to patch it by deploying the June Patch Tuesday updates by…

One of the best ways to secure your systems is to make sure that Active Directory (AD) domain controllers (DCs) are running an up-to-date version of Windows Server. DCs are critical infrastructure because they manage the security and access to all your IT resources. If a DC is compromised, then you should consider your entire…