https://rdr-it.com/en/category/windows-server/active-directory/System administration, virtualization, security and tools for IT professionals.en-USFri, 09 Oct 2026 17:31:24 +0000https://rdr-it.com/en/keycloak-configuring-ad-fs-as-an-identity-provider/Fri, 14 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0000https://rdr-it.com/en/keycloak-configuring-ad-fs-as-an-identity-provider/Overview In this tutorial, I’ll explain how to configure Microsoft AD FS as an identity provider in Keycloak. Both Keycloak and AD FS are authentication solutions that …https://rdr-it.com/en/windows-11-joining-an-active-directory-domain/Wed, 22 Jul 2026 04:30:00 +0000https://rdr-it.com/en/windows-11-joining-an-active-directory-domain/Active Directory In this tutorial, I’ll explain how to join a Windows 11 computer to a domain. Prerequisites for joining a domain Active Directory Active DirectoryThe …https://rdr-it.com/en/active-directory-deleting-a-user-using-powershell/Wed, 27 May 2026 04:30:00 +0000https://rdr-it.com/en/active-directory-deleting-a-user-using-powershell/In this tutorial, we’ll look at how to delete a user from an Active Directory directory using PowerShell. At first glance, this is fairly easy using the cmdlet …https://rdr-it.com/en/sign-rdp-files-and-secure-rds-farms-after-the-april-2026-windows-updates/Tue, 05 May 2026 07:45:11 +0000https://rdr-it.com/en/sign-rdp-files-and-secure-rds-farms-after-the-april-2026-windows-updates/Since April 2026, Windows has required the signature of RDP files and an enhanced configuration of RDS farms. Find out how to correct errors, sign your RDP files and …https://rdr-it.com/en/gpo-apply-a-wallpaper/Wed, 22 Apr 2026 04:30:00 +0000https://rdr-it.com/en/gpo-apply-a-wallpaper/In this tutorial, I will explain how to apply a background image, also called a Wallpaper, using a group policy. To achieve this, we will need to implement two group …https://rdr-it.com/en/active-directory-configuring-the-ldaps-protocol/Wed, 08 Apr 2026 04:30:00 +0000https://rdr-it.com/en/active-directory-configuring-the-ldaps-protocol/In this tutorial, I will explain how to configure the LDAPS protocol in an environment Active Directory with secure connections to domain controllers using an SSL …https://rdr-it.com/en/active-directory-creating-a-group-policy-object-gpo-best-practices/Mon, 02 Feb 2026 06:00:00 +0000https://rdr-it.com/en/active-directory-creating-a-group-policy-object-gpo-best-practices/In this article, I will explain how to create a group policy, also called GPO, while respecting some best practices and errors to avoid in your Active Directory domain. …https://rdr-it.com/en/gpo-automatically-disable-wi-fi-when-ethernet-is-connected/Mon, 26 Jan 2026 06:00:00 +0000https://rdr-it.com/en/gpo-automatically-disable-wi-fi-when-ethernet-is-connected/In this tutorial, we will see how to automatically disable Wi-Fi when the computer is connected to a wired network using a group policy (GPO). Today, more and more …https://rdr-it.com/en/gpo-add-sites-to-the-local-intranet-zone/Wed, 29 Oct 2025 05:30:00 +0000https://rdr-it.com/en/gpo-add-sites-to-the-local-intranet-zone/In this tutorial, I will explain how to add websites to the Local Intranet area of ​​Internet Options. This type of manipulation is carried out when you want to activate …https://rdr-it.com/en/gpo-run-a-powershell-script-at-windows-11-startup-with-windows-server-2025/Thu, 02 Oct 2025 04:30:00 +0000https://rdr-it.com/en/gpo-run-a-powershell-script-at-windows-11-startup-with-windows-server-2025/In this tutorial, we will see how to run a PowerShell script when starting a computer running Windows 11 in an Active Directory domain with a Windows Server 2025 domain …https://rdr-it.com/en/active-directory-see-schema-version/Wed, 24 Sep 2025 04:30:00 +0000https://rdr-it.com/en/active-directory-see-schema-version/In this tutorial, I explain how to see the schema version of your Active Directory environment. To do this, we will use PowerShell with the Get-ADObject cmdlet which will …https://rdr-it.com/en/active-directory-perform-a-powershell-search-with-a-wildcard-character-wildcard/Wed, 10 Sep 2025 04:30:00 +0000https://rdr-it.com/en/active-directory-perform-a-powershell-search-with-a-wildcard-character-wildcard/In this tutorial, I will explain how to use the wildcard (*) in an Active Directory search with PowerShell. When you administer an Active Directory, you regularly search …https://rdr-it.com/en/active-directory-raise-domain-and-forest-functional-level-with-powershell/Wed, 16 Jul 2025 05:00:00 +0000https://rdr-it.com/en/active-directory-raise-domain-and-forest-functional-level-with-powershell/After seeing how to increase the functional level of the domain and the forest using the different Active Directory administration consoles, I will explain how to do this …https://rdr-it.com/en/active-directory-create-a-user-with-powershell/Wed, 18 Jun 2025 04:30:00 +0000https://rdr-it.com/en/active-directory-create-a-user-with-powershell/This “how to” tutorial explains how to create users in Active Directory using the New-ADUser cmdlet in PowerShell Create a user in Active Directory with PowerShell …https://rdr-it.com/en/active-directory-setting-up-a-third-party-system-tiering/Wed, 04 Jun 2025 04:30:00 +0000https://rdr-it.com/en/active-directory-setting-up-a-third-party-system-tiering/In this tutorial, I will explain how to configure a tiering system in an Active Directory environment, more specifically how to configure group policies (GPOs). This …https://rdr-it.com/en/active-directory-create-a-group-in-powershell/Wed, 28 May 2025 04:30:00 +0000https://rdr-it.com/en/active-directory-create-a-group-in-powershell/In this tutorial, we will see how to create an Active Directory group from a domain controller in PowerShell using the New-ADGroup cmdlet. Syntax to create a group in …https://rdr-it.com/en/windows-update-optimizing-update-distribution/Wed, 30 Apr 2025 04:30:00 +0000https://rdr-it.com/en/windows-update-optimizing-update-distribution/Presentation of Distribution Optimization Since Windows 10 and available on Windows Server 2019, it is possible to optimize the distribution of Windows updates by using a …https://rdr-it.com/en/active-directory-setting-up-an-authentication-silo/Wed, 19 Mar 2025 05:30:00 +0000https://rdr-it.com/en/active-directory-setting-up-an-authentication-silo/In this tutorial, I will explain how to set up an authentication silo with Active Directory, but before going into detail, I will explain in a few words what an …https://rdr-it.com/en/gpo-run-powershell-script-at-logon/Wed, 26 Feb 2025 05:30:00 +0000https://rdr-it.com/en/gpo-run-powershell-script-at-logon/In this tutorial, I will show you how to run a PowerShell script at user logon using Group Policy (GPO) in an Active Directory environment. Before you begin this …https://rdr-it.com/en/gpo-run-a-powershell-script-when-the-computer-starts/Wed, 19 Feb 2025 05:30:00 +0000https://rdr-it.com/en/gpo-run-a-powershell-script-when-the-computer-starts/In this tutorial, I will show you how to run a PowerShell script when your computer starts. For this example, I created a “simple” PowerShell script that will create an …