PowerShell Enable AD Account

Enable disabled Active Directory account

Curated and verified by Ahmad Alawneh, penetration tester (OSCP+, CRTE) · Last updated April 10, 2026

Tool

Enable-ADAccount

Category

Post-Exploitation / AD Object Manipulation

Platform

windows

Requires

shell access

Open in Command Manager

Syntax

Angle-bracket tokens are placeholders — replace them with your target's values, or open this command in the app to fill them in and copy the result.

Enable-ADAccount -Identity <user>

Examples

Enable-ADAccount -Identity 'disabled_user'

Tags

powershell ad enable account

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