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Active Directory group management

Create groups, add or remove members in bulk, update group properties, and run full membership reports.

No PowerShell Bulk CSV import Membership reports CSV export

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AD Pro Toolkit group management console showing security and distribution groups

Group management without ADUC or scripts

Manage security and distribution groups from a single console, without writing PowerShell.

See the result before you commit. Preview every membership change, including the rows that will fail, before anything is written to the directory.
No scripting to get right. No cmdlet syntax to remember, and no script for the next admin to inherit and maintain.
Onboard someone in one step. Give a new hire the same access as a teammate instead of working out what they need group by group.
Answer audit questions quickly. Pull who is in which group, nested membership included, without assembling the report by hand.
Bulk changes that take minutes. Update membership across hundreds of groups from a single CSV instead of opening one window per group in ADUC.
Nothing new to stand up. Installs on a domain-joined workstation or server and connects with your existing credentials.

How it works

Each task, the steps to run it, and the screen it happens on.

  1. 01

    Bulk membership updates

    Adding or removing users from groups in ADUC is slow and tedious, and PowerShell scripts require exact syntax and are prone to errors. Select users individually or import a list from CSV to update membership across multiple groups at once. Go to Groups > Update Group Membership, select your CSV template, then preview and run.

    Adding and removing users from multiple Active Directory groups at once
  2. 02

    Bulk update group properties

    Update group attributes across hundreds of groups at once instead of opening each one in ADUC. Change the description, email address and managed by field, add or remove members, and move groups to another OU. Go to Groups > Update Groups, download the CSV and enter your group details, then select the file and run.

    Updating properties across multiple Active Directory groups from a CSV file
  3. 03

    Group membership reports

    See which groups a user belongs to, or list every member of a group including nested membership. Reports export to CSV for auditing, compliance or documentation, and can be run on demand or scheduled to arrive by email. Go to Reports > Group Members, choose the groups to report on, then filter and export.

    Active Directory group membership report showing nested membership
  4. 04

    Copy user group membership

    Copy every group membership from one user to another in a single click, which is what onboarding usually needs: the same access as an existing team member. Security and distribution groups both come across. Go to Users > Copy User Groups, select the source and destination user, then run.

    Copying all group memberships from a source user to a destination user
  5. 05

    Bulk import groups

    Create groups in bulk from the included CSV template, which covers Name, the distinguishedName of the OU they are created in, groupCategory, groupScope, description and mail. Go to Group Management > Create Groups, download the template, fill in your group details, then select it and run.

    Creating Active Directory groups in bulk from a CSV template

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