Active Directory

In this quick Ask an Admin, check out how to restore Active Directory using Windows Server Backup in WS2012 R2.

Learn about the new Group Policy changes that come with the release of Windows 8.1 and Server 2012 R2, including Group Policy caching and more!

Still haven’t tried PowerShell? In this Ask an Admin, check out the PowerShell History Viewer in Active Directory Administrative Center.

In this Ask an Admin, find out how to make a Windows Server 2012 DC as a global catalog server using Active Directory.

Learn more about creating Active Directory sites and subnets in Windows Server in this step-by-step Ask an Admin article.

Learn to install and configure the Directory Synchronization tool for account and password sync in part 2 of our series on synching Office 365 with AD!

In this Ask an Admin, find out how to quickly find AD replication errors with the Active Directory Replication Status Tool.

The updated Directory Synchronization tool is pretty handy. Learn more about how to sync Office 365 and AD in part 1 of this series.

PowerShell’s Out-Gridview cmdlet is your friend. Learn to manage AD in PowerShell using Out-Gridview and filter your results.

Learn how to grant an Active Directory group permission to reset passwords and unlock user accounts in this easy Ask an Admin.