While there are a few shortcomings to the Active Directory Recycle Bin, having it enabled may save yourself some heartache when something goes wrong. Backing up and restoring Active Directory is ...

Windows Server 2008 R2 is adding to Active Directory’s tools by providing a new AD Administrative Center, the AD Best Practices Analyzer, an AD module for PowerShell, and an AD Recycle Bin. I’ve ...

All servers must be running Windows Server 2008 R2 All DCs must be running Windows Server 2008 R2 Adprep to prepare both the forest and domain Raise the functional level of the forest and domains to ...

The AD Recycle Bin can only be turned on when you are at the Server 2008 R2 Forest Functional Level: that is to say, every domain controller in the forest (that’s right, not the domain, but the forest ...

Microsoft Active Directory is the basis for every Microsoft‑oriented networking environment. However, it’s not always a solid basis. With thousands of network environments under their belts, Sander ...

Whenever people talk about “migrating to the latest version of Windows”, I always like to clarify whether they are talking about moving their application servers to the latest version, and/or their ...

With each new edition of Windows Server comes changes to Active Directory, usually in the form of slight adjustments in performance, schema inclusions, and sometimes new tools like the ...