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2016 1

  1. Clarification regarding the status of Identity Management for Unix (IDMU) & NIS Server Role in Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview and beyond

2015 14

  1. Active Directory Documentation Team blog is retired
  2. Doc Updates for Azure RMS - October 2015
  3. Doc Updates for Azure RMS - September 2015
  4. Doc Updates for Azure RMS - August 2015
  5. Doc Updates for Azure RMS - July 2015
  6. Doc Updates for Azure RMS - June 2015
  7. Doc Updates for Azure RMS - May 2015
  8. Doc Updates for Azure RMS - April 2015
  9. Doc Updates for Azure RMS - March 2015
  10. Doc Updates for Azure RMS - February 2015
  11. Azure Active Directory Connect and updated Directory Integration Tools content!
  12. Doc Updates for Azure RMS - January 2015
  13. AD Magic Restore script published on codeplex
  14. Updated tutorials about installing Active Directory domain controllers on an Azure virtual network

2014 20

  1. Doc Updates for Azure RMS - December 2014
  2. Doc Updates for Azure RMS - November 2014
  3. Doc Updates for Azure RMS - October 2014
  4. New documentation: Want to know how Azure RMS works, under the hood?
  5. Doc Updates for Azure RMS - September 2014
  6. New documentation: Deploying AD RMS with AD FS (Windows Server 2012 R2)
  7. What's New in Azure Rights Management
  8. Doc Updates for Azure RMS - August 2014
  9. All things RMS sharing app ...
  10. New version of DirSync released
  11. New AD CS doc: Migrating a Certification Authority from a CSP to a KSP
  12. Doc Updates for Azure RMS - June 2014
  13. Updated SQL Server support statements for AD RMS
  14. Doc Updates for Azure RMS - May 2014
  15. Doc Updates for Azure RMS - April 2014
  16. Doc Updates for Windows Azure RMS - March 2014
  17. Doc Updates for Windows Azure RMS - February 2014
  18. Doc Updates for Windows Azure RMS - January 2014
  19. Fun Quiz for the RMS Sharing Application
  20. Spotlight on Documentation for Windows Azure Rights Management

2013 15

  1. Script to generate Active Directory user object reports
  2. Hyper-V health check practices document posted
  3. Windows PowerShell script that helps you to find unregistered subnets by Alexandre Augagneur
  4. How to see those file extensions in Windows
  5. Auditing Active Directory Subnets
  6. System Center Orchestrator Security
  7. Creating Multiple Active Directory Domains Different Networks using Hyper-v RRAS
  8. Active Directory Maximum Limits and Scalability topic updated
  9. Looking in vain for our Active Directory content? Try our new vanity URLs off Microsoft.com for "quick access" to AD TechCenter home pages
  10. Windows Azure AD Windows PowerShell vanity URL created
  11. New Vanity URLs for "quick access" to AD DS deployment cmdlet help
  12. Adprep in Windows Server 2012
  13. After installing the AD DS server role on Windows Server 2012, where is the option to configure the DC?
  14. Active Directory Replication over Firewalls posted on TechNet Wiki
  15. Identity Infrastructure Fundamentals and Trendy Capabilities

2012 10

  1. Guidelines and Tutorials for installing Active Directory on Windows Azure Virtual Network
  2. Configure Kerberos Forest Search Order (KFSO) topic on TechNet
  3. New topic about upgrading domain controllers to Windows Server 2012: https://technet.microsoft.com/library/hh994618.aspx
  4. Active Directory Replication Status (ADREPLSTATUS) tool available on Microsoft Download Center
  5. Updated Active Directory capacity planning guidance published
  6. Using PowerShell to clear or remove all AIA and CDP entries in Active Directory Certificate Services for Windows Server 2012
  7. Update for SetSPN - Syntax for SetSPN.exe
  8. After enabling AD Recycle Bin, can you lower tombstoneLifetime value?
  9. Resource for understanding NTLM MaxConcurrentApi problems and how to address them
  10. Deploying Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) PKI two-tier hierarchy

2011 28

  1. Printing results from an Active Directory Administrative Center query
  2. ADCS FAQ or AD CS FAQ?
  3. Updates just posted to Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) documentation
  4. Finding the RIDs in your domain video
  5. Forest schema version 47: Windows Server 2008 R2 Adprep /forestprep
  6. A delegation for this DNS server cannot be created because the authoritative parent zone cannot be found or it does not run Windows DNS server.
  7. Important Security Update that affects sample pages in AD CS
  8. Typo in the mnemonic of DCLocator DNS Record in Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Branch Office Guide
  9. Incompatibilities with CNG or V3 templates
  10. PKI Design "Brief Overview"
  11. Troubleshooting Certificate Autoenrollment field notes posted on TechNet Wiki
  12. Active Directory Troubleshooting
  13. Updates made to Certificates How To. based on your feedback
  14. How do I install Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS)?
  15. Why do people use offline root certification authorities?
  16. DSForum: KDC Event ID 26
  17. Problems running Active Directory Users and Computers due to a C++ runtime error?
  18. DSForum: Event ID 5719 source Netlogon
  19. A new test lab guide (TLG) about securing DC communication was just published.
  20. Active Directory Troubleshooting "Survival Guide"?
  21. DS Forum: How to Disable SSLv2 on a Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Domain Controller
  22. Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) for Windows 7
  23. DS Forum: Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Support Tools
  24. NETDOM cannot be used to create forest trusts
  25. Kerberos error: 0x7 KDC_ERR_S_PRINCIPAL_UNKNOWN
  26. DNS Stops Working on Windows Server 2008 (Event ID 4000,4015,1053,1054)
  27. Troubleshooting CSVDE error messages
  28. Import mail contact into Active Directory using CSVDE

2010 24

  1. Troubleshooting Domain Join Error Messages
  2. DS Forum: Domain Rename and IE 7 Home Page not Reflecting Group Policy
  3. DS Forum: How to change the local Administrator password on domain member computers
  4. DS Forum: How to list Active Directory group members
  5. DS Forum Post: DCDiag error - failed test system log summarized in TechNet Wiki article
  6. DS Forum: Win 98 wont connect to server 2008 to TechNet Wiki article
  7. Can't join domain error message and mapping a network drive using Group Policy
  8. New Wiki topics converted from forum threads
  9. Parent Child Differencing Disks in Hyper-V
  10. Conditions for Kerberos to be used over an External Trust
  11. Bridgehead Server Selection
  12. ADSI Edit UI: Graphical Representation
  13. Active Directory Migration Tool v3.2 (ADMT) and Migration Guide released
  14. New topic and script about testing for Active Directory schema extension conflicts
  15. Active Directory Mergers, Acquisitions, and Divestitures
  16. Registering and Troubleshooting Service Principal Names (SPNs)
  17. Virtual Domain Controllers
  18. Active Directory Maximum Limits and Scalability
  19. Other places to find good information
  20. New location for topic about Active Directory functional levels and features
  21. TechNet topic about how to upgrade domain controllers to Windows Server 2008 R2
  22. Correction to forest recovery procedures published
  23. Allow logon locally to a domain controller
  24. Event ID 2042: It has been too long since this machine replicated - updated.

2009 33

  1. Hypervisor is not running error: How to fix
  2. New Fix it technology included in TechNet articles
  3. Guidance for placing several RODCs in the same site
  4. Mergers, acquisitions, or reorganizations may have you considering Active Directory restructuring
  5. What is the Active Directory Management Gateway Service?
  6. Announcing the availability of the RTM Version of Windows 7 RSAT Tools
  7. Where is the guidance for Active Directory in the DMZ?
  8. Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 and RSAT Active Directory Users and Computers Automate Metadata Cleanup
  9. Ask your general questions in the Directory Services Forum
  10. Disclaimer - All Blog Posts
  11. Where is SYSPREP in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2?
  12. Active Directory Port Requirements
  13. New Djoin.exe utility in Windows Server 2008 R2
  14. "Account Ops-FC" access control entry (ACE)
  15. When using Active Directory Recycle Bin to recover objects with a large number of link-valued attributes
  16. Active Directory Domain Services Database Mounting Tool (Snapshot Viewer or Snapshot Browser)
  17. Windows 7 User Account Control (UAC)
  18. RSAT for Windows 7 downloads are available
  19. How many RIDs are left in your domain?
  20. Active Directory Quotas
  21. TechMentor Conference Orlando 2009 (June 22-26)
  22. Are you searching for Active Directory Scalability information?
  23. Producing a list of multivalued linked attributes
  24. Alternate Credentials
  25. Introducing Active Directory Administrative Center
  26. Introducing AD DS Best Practices Analyzer
  27. Create Managed Service Accounts with PowerShell. Do not create managed service accounts with Active Directory Users and Computers.
  28. Introducing Active Directory Recycle Bin
  29. This condition may be caused by a DNS lookup problem (FWLINK 5171)
  30. Installing From Media (IFM)
  31. Active Directory PowerShell
  32. Planning and Deploying RODCs
  33. Running Domain Controllers in Hyper-V

2008 5

  1. Creating a site link is a fairly simple matter...
  2. Authentication mechanism assurance in Windows Server 2008 R2
  3. When Internet Explorer is working slowly
  4. How to start in Directory Service Restore Mode (DSRM) in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2
  5. Check out the maximum limits of Active Directory