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Microsoft Infrastructure

The UW's Microsoft Infrastructure offers a range of capabilities to support Microsoft technologies. Available services include Active Directory Delegated OUs for computer management, Entra ID for cloud-based identity services, integration with UW NetID for authentication, Windows domain management via trust, Entra ID authentication, name resolution services, and Microsoft license activation.

Help with Microsoft Infrastructure

Important articles about Microsoft Infrastructure from the UW-IT Knowledge Base.

Overview

Explore UW Microsoft Infrastructure and its capabilities.
Learn About Microsoft Infrastructure

Entra ID authentication troubleshooting

Troubleshoot Entra ID authentication with known problems and solutions.
Fix Entra ID Issues

Group Managed Service Accounts

Get started with Group Managed Service Accounts (gMSAs).
Get Started

SDDL Syntax

Learn SDDL syntax for directory coding and manual security template file edits.
Learn SDDL Syntax

Local Administrator Password Solution

Set up Windows Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS) to automatically update passwords.
Set Up LAPS

Domain Trusts

Set up a domain trust to the NetID domain.
Set Up Domain Trust