In two previous articles (here and here) I shared some classic Active Directory mistakes people have made that got their companies into serious trouble. Here’s another mistake that on the face of it ...

Microsoft moved Windows 2000 to extended support in June, pushing the elderly Windows NT operating system one step closer to the software graveyard. While more than a few organizations are still ...

How do Active Directory domains relate to DNS subdomains? I've gotten myself confused. We're expanding out from the corporate office to new facilities. The first thing that comes to mind is to create ...

It’s called “site coverage.” When domain controller X registers its SRV records in DNS, it checks to see if any poor, neglected Active Directory sites don’t have any domain controllers in the same ...

Since Active Directory is a core feature of Windows Server, we can install it from the Server Manager. So, to install Active Directory, follow the steps mentioned below. After installing the role, you ...

If you are as old as I am, you remember when you first had to deal with domains and Active Directory (AD). Even if you aren’t as old as I am, you still probably must deal with domains and Active ...

Active Directory, a directory service provided by Microsoft Windows, plays a pivotal role in configuring permissions and network access for administrators. Comprising components such as Active ...

Hi All...<BR><BR>We have a client that is experiencing issues with their one and only domain controller on 2003 platform.<BR><BR>Due to exessive heat in their so ...

Unprivileged users with permission to create objects inside an Active Directory organizational unit can abuse the new Delegated Managed Service Accounts (dMSA) feature to elevate their privilege to ...

When you log in to a Windows 11/10 domain-joined machine and try to connect to the already mapped drive or multiple client workstations are unable to correctly ...

Microsoft has confirmed that the September 2025 security updates are causing Active Directory issues on Windows Server 2025 systems. As the company explains in a Windows release health dashboard ...

How Windows Clients Find Domain Controllers Any discussion of DNS and Active Directory must come quickly to a discussion of the AD “signposts” known as the SRV (service locator) records. SRV is just ...