New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName "AD Management" -Direction Inbound -Protocol TCP -LocalPort 135,139,445,464,636,3268,3269 -Action Allow $isEnabled = (Get-DeviceGuard).CredentialGuardEnabled if (-not $isEnabled) Write-Host "Enable via Group Policy: Computer Config > Administrative Templates > System > Device Guard"
whoami /fqdn Get-ADDomain ✅ Should show your domain name and domain controller info 4.1 Disable Local Admin (Optional but Recommended) Disable-LocalUser -Name "Administrator" 4.2 Configure Windows Firewall for AD Management Allow required ports (if managing remotely):
Add-WindowsCapability -Online -Name "Rsat.ActiveDirectory.DS-LDS.Tools~~~~0.0.1.0" ✅ Use Windows 11 Pro/Enterprise (Home edition cannot join a domain) ✅ Keep DC reachable – VPN if working remotely ✅ Enable BitLocker on the Windows 11 device for domain credential protection ✅ Document your domain admin account – Store password in a password manager
New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName "AD Management" -Direction Inbound -Protocol TCP -LocalPort 135,139,445,464,636,3268,3269 -Action Allow $isEnabled = (Get-DeviceGuard).CredentialGuardEnabled if (-not $isEnabled) Write-Host "Enable via Group Policy: Computer Config > Administrative Templates > System > Device Guard"
whoami /fqdn Get-ADDomain ✅ Should show your domain name and domain controller info 4.1 Disable Local Admin (Optional but Recommended) Disable-LocalUser -Name "Administrator" 4.2 Configure Windows Firewall for AD Management Allow required ports (if managing remotely):
Add-WindowsCapability -Online -Name "Rsat.ActiveDirectory.DS-LDS.Tools~~~~0.0.1.0" ✅ Use Windows 11 Pro/Enterprise (Home edition cannot join a domain) ✅ Keep DC reachable – VPN if working remotely ✅ Enable BitLocker on the Windows 11 device for domain credential protection ✅ Document your domain admin account – Store password in a password manager
We’re excited to introduce a new round of updates and powerful additions to HostBill. Among the highlights are the new KSeF integration module for Poland’s National e-Invoicing System, a flexible eInvoices exporter, and the S/MIME Mail Signature plugin for secure outgoing email signing. Alongside these major additions, we’ve also implemented a series of smaller improvements […]
We’re introducing a new round of improvements designed to give you more control, stronger automation, and smoother integrations across your HostBill environment. This week we added new automation task, new client email notification and updates to Enom, SSL Automation Helper, DK Hostmaster and Exact Online modules. installing active directory windows 11
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