Azure Active Directory Domain Services

Manage your domain controllers in the cloud.

Videos

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,...
Adding a Child Domain at the Windows Server 2025 functional level to an Active Directory forest
0:03:33
3/3/2025, IT Ops Talk
What you need to know about adding a new child domain to an existing Active Directory Forest Find out more at: ➡️ Windows Server 2025 What's New:...
Replicating Volumes Between Servers in Windows Server 2025 with Storage Replica
0:11:58
12/3/2024, IT Ops Talk
In this video I configure storage replication between two Windows Server 2025 servers using Windows Admin Center. ➡️ Free Microsoft Active Directory Domain Services Applied Skill Credential:...
In Place Upgrade Proof of Concept: Windows Server 2012 R2 with Hyper-V to Windows Server 2025
0:08:57
12/2/2024, IT Ops Talk
In this video I upgrade a Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V Server to Windows Server 2025. Windows Server 2025 supports in-place upgrade from Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows...
Local Administrator Password Solution: New features built into Windows Server 2025
0:10:25
11/26/2024, IT Ops Talk
In this video learn about the functionality of Local Administrator Password Solution, the policies related to it, how to enable it, and the functionality now included in the Windows Server...