Active Directory: Core Concepts, Architecture and Best Practices

In this article, we’ll look at how to use the official Microsoft HardwareReadiness.ps1 PowerShell script to perform a bulk Windows 11 hardware compatibility check on domain computers.

Two special Windows Server DNS features can be used to automatically clean up old DNS records in Active Directory: DNS Aging – allows to determine the age of the dynamically…

A user account lockout in a domain is one of the most popular reasons why users contact the technical support team. In most cases, the lockout is caused either by…

The main reason for the The specified domain either does not exist or could not be contacted error in Windows is usually due to incorrect network settings on the computer.…

The WPAD (Web Proxy Auto-Discovery) protocol allows you to easily configure the proxy settings on the clients in your network. The idea behind WPAD is that a client can use…

To build a fault-tolerant Active Directory infrastructure and to load balance client requests you need at least two domain controllers. Creating additional domain controllers at remote sites is also recommended.…

After you add a computer or a user account to an Active Directory security group, the new access permissions or the new GPOs are not applied immediately. To update the…

In this article, we will look at how to get a list of users and groups that have local administrator rights on Windows workstations and servers on your network.

In this article, we’ll look at the Active Directory domain administrator password reset scenarios. You may need it in cases where domain administrator privileges have been lost due to forgetfulness…

Single Sign-On (SSO) allows an authenticated (signed-on) user to access other domain services without having to re-authenticate (re-entering a password) and without using saved credentials (including RDP). SSO can be…