Active Directory Administration Cookbook

Using Active Directory Users and Computers

To delete a user 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. In the left navigation pane, navigate to the OU or container where the user object that you intend to delete resides.
4. From the Action menu, select Find. In the Name field, type the name of the user object you intend to delete and press Enter. From the list of Search results, select the user object:

5. Right-click the user object and select Properties from the list.

6. Navigate to the Object tab:

7. Disable Protect object from ...