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Maintain System Administration Tasks in Windows PowerShell

Introduction      Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) is part of Windows Server–based networks. The Active Directory module speeds up administration tasks.      Download the Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) package to obtain the Active Directory module. Then, open Optional Features in Settings and select the  RSAT: Active Directory Domain Services and Lightweight Directory Services Tools .      To find Active Directory cmdlets, search for the prefix "AD," which most Active Directory cmdlets have in their names' noun part. Manage user accounts in PowerShell      The Active Directory module contains cmdlets that create, modify, and delete user accounts. User account cmdlets have the word "User" or "Account" in the noun part of the name. Cmdlets for user account management: New-ADUser   -   Creates a user account Get-ADUser   -   Retrieves a user account Set-ADUser   -...