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Service Accounts Management Tool

February 19, 2026
Managed service accounts (MSAs) – introduced in Windows Server 2008 R2 — are a godsend for Active Directory admins. An MSA can be assigned to a computer, and any Windows service running on that computer can be set to run as that MSA. Unlike service accounts, which require regular maintenance, the MSA password is set during creation and the password is then automatically updated by Active…
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DNS Reporter Tool

February 19, 2026
DNS Reporter is a powerful tool designed to simplify and ensure the proper configuration of your DNS server, providing information related to your network’s DNS infrastructure. You can view the details of the available DNS records, their corresponding record types, IP addresses, and the servers’ service details simply by entering the Domain Name. How to use the DNS Reporter…
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Duplicate Finder tool

February 19, 2026
Get Duplicates is a Powershell utility that is useful for administrators to identify duplicate entries for Active Directory attribute(s) in the domain. Duplicate entries are listed out on a convenient interface which helps administrators to ensure a duplicate free Active Directory. Pre-requisites to using the tool: There must be a connection to the Domain on which LDAP query is used. How to…
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Empty Password Users Reporting Tool

February 19, 2026
User accounts with empty password are more susceptible to attacks. Domain accounts with the PASSWD_NOTREQD property flag set have the potential to login to the domain without a password, regardless of domain-wide policies that enforce minimum password length and password complexity. The “Empty Password Users Report Tool” can be used to find the user accounts with password fields set to…
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Password Policy Management tool

February 19, 2026
Password Policy Manager is a free tool from ManageEngine ADManager Plus that allows any user to retrieve and view the Domain Password Policy.  This tool also allows users with administrative rights to edit the Domain Password policy. Password Policy fields that can be edited using this tool include: Password History — Number of Passwords that the system must remember Minimum and Maximum…
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Domain Controller Monitoring Tool

February 19, 2026
The Domain Controller Monitoring Tool is an essential freeware from ManageEngine ADManager Plus. It is a simple tool which auto discovers the Domains and displays the same. Based on the User’s choice of input about the Domain, for which they want to know the details, the utilization of various parameters like CPU Utilization, Disk Utilization and Memory Utilization can be extracted. Apart…
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Windows Local Group Management Tool

February 19, 2026
ManageEngine ADManager Plus‘ Windows Local Group Management free tool helps administrators easily manage local groups within a domain. This freeware provides information on all the local groups present in different computers in a domain. With a user-friendly GUI, the tool also allows you to perform multiple management operations at once to simplify your local group management. Pre-requisites…
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Windows local Users Management Tool

February 19, 2026
The Local User Manager freeware from ManageEngine ADManager Plus is a useful utility aimed to help administrators manage user accounts within the Domain. This tool provides information about local user accounts and also allows management of these accounts using a convenient user interface. It provides information on computer accounts accessible / not-accessible in the Domain. It also has a Quick…
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Domain and Domain Controllers Roles Reporter

February 19, 2026
This freeware from ManageEngine ADManager Plus lists all the Domain Controllers and their corresponding roles in the Domain. It also assists the administrator in identifying any associated role of a Domain Controller. How to use this Tool? Click on Get Domain and DC (Under Domain / DC Info ) Select the Domains Click on ‘Get DCs’ button to get the list of Roles available for various…
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DMZ Port Analyzer

February 19, 2026
The DMZ Port Analyzer is a free tool from ADManager Plus that allows administrators to check the status of ports required by any third party application to work with Active Directory which resides in the DMZ. In a multi-LAN or DMZ environment, one needs to ensure the firewall does not block the ports required by Active Directory. This tool will help in identifying the status of ports specific to…
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