Chads Notes

Things I find that I think you should know

Windows 2016 Domain Controllers - Nothing stopping you now!!!

One of the biggest roadblocks environments have moving to Windows 2016 Domain Controllers has...

Author: Chad Cox Date: 06/21/2018

Part 2: Configure Just Enough Admin to Manage Domain Joined Servers from Windows Admin Center

Part 1, covered setting up Windows Admin Center (WAC) as a gateway on Server Core. (Click here to...

Author: Chad Cox Date: 06/12/2018

Active Directory PowerShell: Private Clouds and the Tale of Too Many Nested AD Groups

I’ve ran into this issue a few times now so I’m assuming its becoming more and more of a trend....

Author: Chad Cox Date: 05/22/2018

Active Directory PowerShell Script to Report on Users with SPNs

A peer of mine Chris Nadler, reached out and said “Hey we really don’t have any good ways to scan...

Author: Chad Cox Date: 04/25/2018

Quick Tip: Windows Server Core Start PowerShell

When logging into a Windows Server Core machine, I was dealing with some frustration due to not...

Author: Chad Cox Date: 04/24/2018

My Notes on Setting up A POC Windows Hello For Business Lab using Hybrid Key Trust

My goal with this lab is to get Windows Hello Business to work on Windows 10 to show the user...

Author: Chad Cox Date: 03/19/2018

AD PowerShell Tip: How to Find Unused Organizational Units in Active Directory

This is a quick tip I recently discovered and wanted to share. The Active Directory PowerShell...

Author: Chad Cox Date: 03/13/2018

I have Azure AD, now what?

One common question I see is what should be the first thing I do after I set up Azure AD? Luckily...

Author: Chad Cox Date: 03/13/2018

PASSWORD_NOTREQD How is this possible on User objects!!

This is a fun one that some of my peers at Microsoft have covered in their blogs. I’ve been working...

Author: Chad Cox Date: 02/27/2018

ADPoSh: Find and Fix AdminSDHolder Orphans (AdminCount)

What exactly is an AdminSDHolder Orphan? This occurs when a security principle/object (User, Group,...

Author: Chad Cox Date: 01/08/2018

AzureADPoSh: Azure AD Applications Password Expirations

Quick Post, I was recently asked how to find all the Application’s Password Expiration Date in Azure...

Author: Chad Cox Date: 01/04/2018

PowerShell: Working with NuGet Repositories to Store Scripts

One thing that seems to interest even the most advance PowerShell user is the concept of having an...

Author: Chad Cox Date: 09/20/2017

PoSh: No GUI 4 U – Server Administration

“I need to know how to do my job and perform certain task” When it comes to PowerShell this is the...

Author: Chad Cox Date: 09/19/2017

Active Directory Powershell: Quick tip LastLogonTimeStamp and pwdLastSet

Here is a quick tip on how to quickly convert properties like LastLogonTimeStamp and pwdLastSet into...

Author: Chad Cox Date: 08/18/2017

Powershell - Useful Azure AD queries using the AzureAD Module

It’s been a while since I have posted and wanted to share some queries I’m using for Azure AD to...

Author: Chad Cox Date: 06/30/2017

Ugh - Active Directory Powershell Cmdlets time out or takes Forever!

This happens to me more than you can imagine, when performing simple searches against large Active...

Author: Chad Cox Date: 02/17/2017

Powershell – Get Domain Controllers Scheduled Task

Real quick post for the day. This script is designed to enumerate every Domain Controller in a...

Author: Chad Cox Date: 02/10/2017

Powershell - Copy ObjectGuid to MS-DS-ConsistencyGuid

Not going to go into much detail on why this is needed just wanted to provide a quick and easy...

Author: Chad Cox Date: 12/15/2016

Powershell - What Active Directory Sites and Subnets are being used?

Why reinvent the wheel? The reason I ask this is I ran into an interesting challenge and wanted to...

Author: Chad Cox Date: 12/06/2016

Active Directory Reporting - Create a password age report

Security is becoming one of the bigger topics as of late in regards to Active Directory. While...

Author: Chad Cox Date: 11/15/2016

Chad’s Quick Notes - Installing a Domain Controller with Server 2016 Core

I will admit with Windows Server 2012 R2 I usually installed the full gui version and then once I...

Author: Chad Cox Date: 10/25/2016

Updated 9/12/2017 - My Guidance on Identifying Stale Computers Objects in Active Directory using Powershell

This is a very common discussion, and a simple search using your favorite search engine provides...

Author: Chad Cox Date: 06/08/2016

Domain Controller Patch/Hotfix Level Double Check

Its very easy to make assumptions, one assumption I seem to make frequently is assuming all of the...

Author: Chad Cox Date: 06/08/2016

Audit All GPO’s for Deny User Right Assignments in an AD forest.

In large delegated Active Directory environments, one of the things I hear often is if I follow the...

Author: Chad Cox Date: 05/05/2016

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Author: Varsha G Date: 01/15/2016