Active Directory Administration Cookbook

Using Active Directory Users and Computers

To delete a computer using Active Directory Users and Computers, follow these steps:

1. Open Active Directory Users and Computers (dsa.msc).
2. In the View menu, enable Advanced Features.
3. Perform one of these series of actions:
   1. In the left navigation pane, navigate to the OU or container where the computer object that you intend to delete resides. In the main menu pane, select the computer object.
   2. From the Action menu, select Find. In the Name field, type the name of the computer object that you intend to delete, and then press Enter. From the list of Search results, select the computer object.
4. Right-click the computer object and select Properties from the list.
5. Navigate to the Object tab.
6. Disable ...