Azure Active Directory Domain Services

Manage your domain controllers in the cloud.

Videos

Delegate Active Directory password reset permissions using the Delegation of Control Wizard
0:01:02
9/15/2025, IT Ops Talk
In this video I'll show you how to delegate Active Directory password reset permissions using the Delegation of Control Wizard. This wizard not only allows you to delegate password reset...
Understanding the Windows Server Event Log
0:13:38
5/26/2025, IT Ops Talk
In this video I'll talk about the Windows Server Event Log. You'll learn about the different logs and their purpose, and the different policies and settings, such as log size, location, and...
Using OSConfig to manage Windows Server 2025 security baselines
0:04:29
5/21/2025, IT Ops Talk
In this video I'll show you how to install and use OSConfig to manage Windows Server 2025 security baselines and prevent configuration drift. ➡️ Blog Post...
Use Desired State Configuration (DSC) v3 with Windows Server 2025
0:04:45
5/20/2025, IT Ops Talk
In this video I show how to install DSCv3 on Windows Server 2025 and apply basic configuration files. ➡️ Blog Post...
Request and install computer certificate from Active Directory Certificate Services Enterprise CA
0:04:00
3/25/2025, IT Ops Talk
In this video I show how to request a computer certificate from an Active Directory Certificate Services certificate authority. This certificate can be used for many tasks, but in this case I'm...
Enabling Nested Virtualization for Hyper-V on Windows Server 2025 in 130 seconds
0:02:08
3/24/2025, IT Ops Talk
A quick tutorial on how to enable Hyper-V Nested Virtualization on Windows Server 2025 and resolving an install error even though processor extensions were properly configured. ➡️ Nested...
Install and configure Hyper-V on Windows Server 2025 in less than 7 minutes
0:06:51
3/20/2025, IT Ops Talk
A quick tutorial on how to install and configure Hyper-V on Windows Server 2025 ➡️ Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate Certification:...
Quick Tutorial on how to Enable and Use Active Directory Recycle Bin
0:02:34
3/17/2025, IT Ops Talk
A quick tutorial on how to enable and use Active Directory Recycle Bin. ➡️ Active Directory Domain Services Applied Skill Credential:...
Quick Tutorial on resetting Active Directory User account password
0:01:30
3/15/2025, IT Ops Talk
A quick tutorial on how to reset an Active Directory User Account password. ➡️ Active Directory Domain Services Applied Skill Credential:...
Quick tutorial on creating new Active Directory user accounts
0:02:18
3/15/2025, IT Ops Talk
A quick tutorial on creating new Active Directory User Accounts. ➡️ Windows Server 2025 What's New:...
Safely Remove Failed Active Directory Domain Controller
0:09:20
3/11/2025, IT Ops Talk
Learn how to safely remove a failed Active Directory domain controller and clean up any lingering metadata sitting in the AD DS database or DNS. ➡️ AD DS Metadata Cleanup...
Do you always need to raise domain functional levels before raising the forest functional level?
0:04:45
3/4/2025, IT Ops Talk
Do you need to raise all the domain functional levels in a forest before raising the forest functional level? The answer surprised me. In this video I demonstrate that with Windows Server 2025,...