Active Directory Management Tools: Windows 11

| Tool | MMC Snap-in | Typical Use | |-------|-------------|--------------| | AD Users & Computers | dsa.msc | User/group/OU management, reset passwords | | AD Administrative Center | dsac.exe | Modern UI with PowerShell history, fine-grained password policies | | AD Domains & Trusts | domain.msc | UPN suffixes, trust relationships | | AD Sites & Services | dssite.msc | Replication topology, subnets, site links | | ADSI Edit | adsiedit.msc | Low-level attribute editing, schema fixes |

| Task | PowerShell Command | |-------|---------------------| | Unlock user | Unlock-ADAccount -Identity jdoe | | Move computer to different OU | Get-ADComputer PC001 | Move-ADObject -TargetPath "OU=Workstations,DC=contoso,DC=com" | | Bulk user creation from CSV | Import-Csv users.csv | New-ADUser -Path "OU=Employees,..." | | Last logon report | Get-ADUser -Filter * -Properties LastLogonDate | active directory management tools windows 11

# Add all AD RSAT tools Add-WindowsCapability -Name "Rsat.ActiveDirectory.DS-LDS.Tools~~~~0.0.1.0" -Online Get-WindowsCapability -Name "Rsat*" -Online | Where State -eq Installed | Tool | MMC Snap-in | Typical Use