The Active Directory Module for Windows PowerShell, which is included with Windows Server 2008 R2, can be used to administer Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) objects, including computer ...

The Active Directory Domain Services is currently unavailable. You may use your printer for various reasons. However, you can use it only when your computer detects it correctly. When your computer ...

We configure our computer objects in dedicated OUs for computers based on branches. We have a main computer GPO, but this way we can apply different GPOs to each branch without affecting others. We ...

In the past, many UW departments have implemented their own Microsoft domain servers to self-manage departmental computers, accounts, and software. A service is available that allows departments to ...

Active Directory (AD) is Microsoft’s directory service. It runs on Windows Server and helps administrators manage permissions and access to network resources. To backup and restore Active Directory in ...

Earlier this week I saw a situation in which someone with a small, single-domain controller network performed a restoration of their domain controller. This restoration effectively reverted the Active ...

Generative AI is accelerating password attacks against Active Directory, making credential abuse faster and more effective.

Microsoft's Active Directory PKI component commonly have configuration mistakes that allow attackers to gain account and domain-level privileges. As the core of Windows enterprise networks, Active ...