Quickly Enable All User or Computer Accounts in an Active Directory OU

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Enable-ADAccount PowerShell cmdlet can be used to enable a particular or all accounts in an OU.

For example, to enable a particular user account, execute below command:

  • Enable-ADAccount -Identity NickSharma

And to enable all accounts in an Active Directory OU, use below command:

  • Get-ADUser -Filter ‘Name -like “*”‘ -SearchBase “OU=TempUsers,DC=Test,DC=Local” | Enable-ADAccount

About Nirmal Sharma

Nirmal is a MCSEx3, MCITP and was awarded Microsoft MVP award in Directory Services and Windows Networking. He is specialized in Directory Services, Failover cluster, Hyper-V, System Center, Windows Azure, and Exchange Servers and has been involved in Microsoft Technologies since 1994. In his spare time, he offers technical help by writing tips and articles on several web sites. Nirmal can be reached at [email protected].

About The Author

Nirmal Sharma is a MCSEx3, MCITP and was awarded the Microsoft MVP award in Directory Services and Windows Networking. He specializes in Microsoft Azure, Office 365, Directory Services, Failover Clusters, Hyper-V, PowerShell Scripting and System Center products. Nirmal has been involved with Microsoft Technologies since 1994. In his spare time, he likes to help others and share some of his knowledge by writing tips and articles on various sites.

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