{"id":6936,"date":"2017-07-12T15:00:35","date_gmt":"2017-07-12T21:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jumpcloud.com\/blog\/?p=6936"},"modified":"2022-03-28T17:43:03","modified_gmt":"2022-03-28T21:43:03","slug":"windows-user-management","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/blog\/windows-user-management","title":{"rendered":"Windows User Management"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Microsoft Active Directory<\/a> has been the go-to standard for a lot of businesses, especially large companies running primarily Windows desktops, laptops, servers, and applications. Yet, Active Directory can be challenging to implement and maintain \u2013 especially for smaller cloud-forward companies. This is because, in many ways, AD represents the old way of managing directory services and on-prem infrastructure.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n Furthermore, moving to the cloud has been especially challenging for organizations running Windows because they are essentially locked into the Microsoft ecosystem. Fortunately, JumpCloud\u2019s <\/span>Directory-as-a-Service\u00ae<\/span><\/a> makes cloud based Windows user management simple and accessible. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n This blog discusses a few key features for managing users connected to a JumpCloud managed Windows system. To begin, we will discuss password complexity management, followed by binding a new user to a Windows system. Finally, we will discuss the process of removing a user from a Windows system using JumpCloud. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\nPassword Complexity Settings<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n