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*   [Active Directory](/tag/active-directory/)

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## 5 Active Directory Tools to Help Control AD

Compare five of the most common Active Directory tools to help you control users, groups, permissions and more with these handy tools.

](/active-directory-tools/)

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Elly Obare7 min. read

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*   [Active Directory](/tag/active-directory/)
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## How to use RSOP to Inspect Applied GPO Settings

Learn how to find all of the policy settings those GPOs applied to a computer and user locally or remotely with the RSOP (resultant set of policy) tool.

](/rsop/)

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Chaitanya8 min. read

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## How to Set Up an Azure File Share with On-Prem AD Authentication

Learn, step-by-step, how to configure and Azure file share to use Active Directory authentication for your on-prem AD users.

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Ryan Kowalewski11 min. read

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## Discover the Set Adaccountpassword to Reset an AD Password

If you've been resettings AD user passwords in ADUC, then you've been missing out. The Set ADAccountPassword cmdlet opens up possibilities to reset not just a single user password, bulk user passwords through scripting. Learn how in this step-by-step tutorial.

](/set-adaccountpassword/)

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Chaitanya6 min. read

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[![](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/How-to-Verify-Applied-GPOs-with-the-GPResult-Tooll.jpg)](/gpresult/)

*   [Active Directory](/tag/active-directory/)

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## How to Verify Applied GPOs with the GPResult Tool

Learn how to discover RSOP and other applied Group Policy settings with the handy gpresult command-line tool.

](/gpresult/)

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Chaitanya6 min. read

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## How to Manage Active Directory Sites with PowerShell

Understand how to manage Active Directory sites with PowerShell in this handy step-by-step tutorial.

](/active-directory-site/)

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Anthony Metcalf5 min. read

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## Specops Password Auditor Free: A Review

Learn how to scan your Active Directory environment and perform a password audit with the free Specops Password Auditor tool.

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June Castillote7 min. read

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*   [Active Directory](/tag/active-directory/)

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## Audit Active Directory Group Memberships with PowerShell

If you need to audit group membership changes in Active Directory, this tutorial is for you. You will learn how to set up an audit policy and query events with

](/active-directory-group-memberships/)

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Faris Malaeb7 min. read

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*   [Active Directory](/tag/active-directory/)

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## How to Track Active Directory Changes with WMI Events

Learn how to track Active Directory changes to users in this informative tutorial on using WMI events.

](/track-active-directory-changes/)

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Faris Malaeb4 min. read

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## How to Find (and Remove) Unlinked GPOS in Active Directory

Unlinked GPOs can clutter up Active Directory if not maintained. Learn how to find all of these GPOs via the GUI and PowerShell in this article.

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Chaitanya6 min. read

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## How to Add a Computer to a Domain (GUI and PowerShell)

Learn how to add a Windows computer to a domain via the GUI, netdom, PowerShell and even remotely in this post.

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Chaitanya9 min. read

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## Building an Active Directory Password Reset Tool with PowerShell

If you’re in the market for an Active Directory password reset tool, you can build one yourself with PowerShell or check out a great paid tool.

](/active-directory-password-reset-tool/)

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June Castillote7 min. read

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## How to Seize and Transfer FSMO Roles (GUI and PowerShell)

Learn how to easily transfer Active Directory FSMO roles and seize them if they’re not behaving in this detailed guide.

](/transfer-fsmo-roles/)

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Emanuel Halapciuc5 min. read

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*   [Active Directory](/tag/active-directory/)

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## Explained: How Active Directory FSMO Roles Work

Understand how FSMO roles play a part in how Active Directory manages time synchronization, password changes, DC promotions and more.

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Emanuel Halapciuc8 min. read

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[![](https://adamtheautomator.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Understanding-the-GPUpdate-Command-In-Depth.jpg)](/gpupdate/)

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## Understanding the GPUpdate Command \[In Depth\]

If you need to quickly apply a group policy to your Windows system, you must learn how gpupdate works.

](/gpupdate/)

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Emanuel Halapciuc6 min. read

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## Discover What is Group Policy and How it Works (In Detail)

What is Group Policy? That’s the question we’re going to answer in this in-depth article.

](/what-is-group-policy/)

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Emanuel Halapciuc4 min. read

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## Automate Active Directory Auditing with PowerShell

Find out when an Active Directory password changed and automate the auditing process using PowerShell.

](/active-directory-auditing/)

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Adam Listek8 min. read

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*   [Active Directory](/tag/active-directory/)

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## Active Directory Recycle Bin: Enable, Manage, and Optimize

Learn how the Active Directory Recycle Bin works, enable it with ADAC and PowerShell, and manage tombstone lifetime.

](/active-directory-recycle-bin/)

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Adam Listek5 min. read

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