BlockShell® for AD — BlockShell® PowerShell Edition — Active Directory Script Builder
Available for FREE at blockshell.app
Most people learn PowerShell by staring at documentation and hoping something clicks. BlockShell does it differently — you snap blocks together visually and watch the real PowerShell script build itself in real time.
This is the BlockShell® Active Directory Edition. It covers 80+ AD commands across 9 categories, from creating user accounts to managing replication across domain controllers. Every block you place generates production-quality PowerShell — complete with error handling, module checks, and try/catch blocks — all written for you automatically.
What's inside:
👤 User Management — New-ADUser, Get-ADUser, Set-ADUser, Unlock-ADAccount, password resets and more
👥 Group Management — Create groups, add and remove members, audit memberships
🖥️ Computer Management — Pre-stage computers, update properties, decommission machines
📁 Organisational Units — Create OUs, move objects, manage department structures
⚙️ Service Accounts — Create and install Group Managed Service Accounts (gMSAs)
🔐 Security & Policies — Fine-grained password policies, account control flags
🌐 Forest & Domain — Domain info, FSMO role transfers, AD Recycle Bin
🔄 Replication & Sites — Create sites, check replication failures, force sync
🔍 Reporting & Discovery — Find locked accounts, audit DCs, search AD objects
Features:
→ Split View — watch PowerShell generate live as you build
→ Script Validator — catches placeholder values, example passwords, and destructive operations
→ Explain Script — translates your blocks into plain English before you generate
→ 8 Workflow Templates — onboarding, offboarding, account unlock, domain health check, and more
→ Classroom Mode — tracks student activity, hides destructive blocks, exports logs for instructors
→ Auto-save — your workspace saves automatically to your browser
Built for IT support engineers, helpdesk teams, sysadmin students, and anyone preparing for an interview or certification where Active Directory knowledge is expected.