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Auditing Access to Microsoft LAPS Passwords in Active Directory

Last Update: Sep 19, 2023

Russell shows you how to audit access to LAPS passwords in Active Directory and how to establish a process for managing access to local administrator passwords.

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Remove Stale Computer Accounts from Active Directory Using PowerShell

Last Update: Jul 21, 2023

Search for and remove inactive users and computer accounts and query Active Directory – all by using PowerShell. Find out how in this handy post!

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Understanding Hybrid Azure Active Directory Join

Last Update: Jul 17, 2023

Devices hybrid joined to AAD are not joined to AAD. But instead, joined to ADDS and automatically registered with AAD.

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Cloud Computing and Security

Azure Active Directory Premium P1 vs. P2: A Features Comparison

Last Update: Jul 17, 2023

In this article, we’ll be comparing Microsoft’s Azure Directory Premium P1 and P2 plans to help you choose the best suite of identity products for your organization. We’ll help you understand the different features between the Azure Active Directory (recently renamed Microsoft Entra ID) Premium P1 and P2 plans, as well as the pricing tiers…

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How to Enable Passwordless Authentication with Azure AD

Last Update: Jul 17, 2023

Microsoft announced at its Ignite conference, which ran March 2nd – 4th 2021, that passwordless authentication is now generally available. Microsoft has been pushing passwordless over the past couple of years as a more secure way to provide access than passwords and multifactor authentication. Now that passwordless authentication is generally available, organizations can roll out…

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Datacenter networking servers

How to Download, Install, and Configure Azure AD Connect V2

Last Update: Jul 17, 2023

In this guide, I’ll provide information on where to download Azure Active Directory (recently renamed Microsoft Entra ID) Connect V2 and walk you through the installation and configuration of it. Microsoft states that the most common topology is a single on-premises forest, with one or multiple domains, and a single Azure AD tenant. My guide will…

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How to Automatically Hybrid Azure AD Join and Intune Enroll PCs

Last Update: Jul 17, 2023

On-premises Active Directory domain-joined PCs have typically been managed with tools such as Group Policy.  At larger scales, you may have Configuration Manager or third-party tools.  The availability of Intune (part of Endpoint Manager) in Microsoft 365 subscriptions such as Business Premium and E3 has opened up an alternative.  The benefit many are seeing over…

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Windows

How To Install Active Directory Users And Computers: A Step-by-Step Guide

Last Update: Jun 15, 2023

Active Directory is an essential part of Windows Server. It allows IT pros to manage computer resources on the network. In this guide, we’ll show you how to install Active Directory Users and Computers and the basics of working with it so you can manage Active Directory. Active Directory Users and Computers (ADUC) is built…

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Azure AD Password Protection to Prevent Password Spraying Attacks

Last Update: May 31, 2023

In today’s Ask the Admin, Russell takes a look at Azure AD Password Protection and why Microsoft believes it will improve Active Directory security.

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Network Security

Managing Group Policy Objects: Create GPOs, Link GPOs, and Edit GPOs

If you’re an IT pro working with Active Directory, you can use Group Policy to configure the Windows environments of your users’ computers and your enterprise servers using Group Policy Objects (GPO). However, the struggle to reach an intuitive and secure environment is real. In this article, I will explain how to create a GPO,…

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