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Remove-ADGroupMember

Remove an account from an Active Directory group.

Copy-ready commandRemove-ADGroupMember
Remove-ADGroupMember "Help Desk" -Members jsmith -Confirm:$false
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Requirements and permissions

Requirements
RSAT ActiveDirectory module
Permissions
Domain permissions vary
Last reviewed
2026-07-31

Examples

Basic example

Remove an account from an Active Directory group.

Remove-ADGroupMember "Help Desk" -Members jsmith -Confirm:$false

Common errors

Command not found

Confirm RSAT ActiveDirectory module is installed and available in your current shell.