Moving AD objects between OU

Question

We are upgrading Windows 10 to 11. I am trying to automate moving workstation objects between two OU's, however the script does not catch anything.

Import Active Directory module

Import-Module ActiveDirectory

Define Source and Target OUs

$SourceOU = “OU=Win10,OU=Fake Workstations,DC=Fake,DC=Fake,DC=Fake"

$TargetOU = "OU=Win11,OU=Fake Workstations,DC=Fake,DC=Fake,DC=Fake"

Search for computers in the Source OU running Windows 11 Enterprise

$Computers = Get-ADComputer -SearchBase $SourceOU -Filter * -Property OperatingSystem |

             Where-Object { $_.OperatingSystem -like “Windows 11" }

Check if any computers are found

if ($Computers.Count -gt 0) {

    foreach ($Computer in $Computers) {

        # Move each computer to the Target OU

        Write-Host "Moving $($Computer.Name) to $TargetOU"

        Move-ADObject -Identity $Computer.DistinguishedName -TargetPath $TargetOU

    }

    Write-Host "Operation completed successfully!"

} else {

    Write-Host "No Windows 11 Enterprise computers found in $SourceOU."

}

Answer 1

Hi,

It looks like there might be a couple of issues with your script. Let's go through it step-by-step to identify potential problems:

The filter for OperatingSystem should match exactly. If the OS name is not exactly "Windows 11", it won't catch it. You might want to use a wildcard.

Here's a revised version of your script:

# Import Active Directory module
Import-Module ActiveDirectory

# Define Source and Target OUs
$SourceOU = "OU=Win10,OU=Fake Workstations,DC=Fake,DC=Fake,DC=Fake"
$TargetOU = "OU=Win11,OU=Fake Workstations,DC=Fake,DC=Fake,DC=Fake"

# Search for computers in the Source OU running Windows 11
$Computers = Get-ADComputer -SearchBase $SourceOU -Filter * -Property OperatingSystem |
             Where-Object { $_.OperatingSystem -like "Windows 11*" }

# Check if any computers are found
if ($Computers.Count -gt 0) {
    foreach ($Computer in $Computers) {
        # Move each computer to the Target OU
        Write-Host "Moving $($Computer.Name) to $TargetOU"
        Move-ADObject -Identity $Computer.DistinguishedName -TargetPath $TargetOU
    }
    Write-Host "Operation completed successfully!"
} else {
    Write-Host "No Windows 11 computers found in $SourceOU."
}

Give this a try and see if it resolves the issue. If you encounter any further problems, feel free to ask!