Disabling user accounts within Active Directory
Ian Feldenzer
First Edition
This document outlines the process for disabling user accounts within Active Directory. You should only do this after disabling the account and revoking user sessions within Microsoft Entra Admin center
- In ADUC, head to the search menu as circled within the top ribbon, which will bring up the search prompt:
- Once this appears, make sure the two highlighted search parameters are set, so that any name you find can be sought through the whole domain. Type the user’s full name and hit “Find Now,” to display results:
- Right click on the user’s name, and hit “Disable Account” as shown—This will immediately disable the AD account, and will take a few minutes to sync the change;