How to query and delete old Computer Objects from Active Directory

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Query computer objects which have been inactive for 8 weeks in a specific OU

dsquery computer “OU=Computers,OU=OUNAME,DC=domain,DC=local” -inactive 8 

Query computer objects which have been inactive for 8 weeks in a specific OU and name starts with PCNAME

dsquery computer “OU=Computers,OU=OUNAME,DC=domain,DC=local” -inactive 8 -name PCNAME* 

Open the Command Prompt now as Administrator

Query THEN DELETE computer objects which have been inactive for 8 weeks in a specific OU and name starts with PCNAME

dsquery computer “OU=Computers,OU=OUNAME,DC=domain,DC=local” -inactive 8 -name PCNAME* | dsrm -noprompt

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Tags: Active Directory, dsquery, dsrm, inactive computer, old computer, purge computer

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