Active Directory

In this guide, we’ll explain how to back up Active Directory (AD) by performing a full server backup, a system state backup, or by using Azure backup. Active Directory is a key component of your Microsoft Windows network, and you really need to protect it by performing regular backups. It’s really essential to have a…

As an IT Pro, it is highly likely that you’ve needed to add additional domain controllers (DCs) to your Active Directory environment. In this guide, we’ll demonstrate how to add a domain controller to an existing domain. We’ll also detail how to add a new domain controller to create a child domain in your existing…

Domain controllers (DCs) are at the heart of Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), the directory service that provides authentication, authorization, and password management for Microsoft Windows networks. Find out here why they’re so important and what they do. What does a domain controller do? A domain controller (DC) is a server on your network that manages access for users, computers, servers, etc. centrally. It uses…

In this Ask the Admin, Russell Smith explains how to use the ADDS Database Mounting Tool to look at backups of AD.

Learn what’s new in Azure AD Connect 1.1, plus reasons why you should upgrade to the latest version.

How can I add additional user account information option to the Active Directory Users and Computers context menu? As seen in the Add Unlock User Option to Active Directory Users and Computers article, many of the daily tasks of a network administrator is to monitor user accounts, logo activities, password changes and account options, such…

In this Ask an Admin, learn a few tricks to work faster with the Active Directory Administrative Center (ADAC).

Russell Smith shows how to create new Active Directory users with three different administrative tools.

Microsoft has launched a new Unified Update Platform (UUP) that brings on-premises update management capabilities for commercial customers. UUP on premises is designed to streamline Windows 11 upgrades for organizations that manage employee devices with management tools such as WSUS and Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager. The Redmond giant first started testing the Unified Update Platform…

Apple has released a new update that brings a much-anticipated feature for its iCloud app on Windows. First spotted by a Reddit user, the latest version of the app now lets users generate two-factor authentication codes. Two-factor authentication (2FA) is a security method that adds an extra layer of protection while logging into apps or…