Active Directory – Viewing ‘Attribute Editor’ After Using ADUC’s ‘Find’

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When I activate the Advanced features (View -> Advanced Features) and open a user's properties by navigating to their OU and right clicking the user object, I see the Attribute Editor tab.

However, if I search for a user (right click the domain -> Find -> search for the user), and double click on the user, I do not see the tab.

I cannot normally navigate to users because some OUs have too many users. Can someone suggest an alternative that allows me to view the Attribute Editor tab?

Best Answer

I'd say set up a query for the user search instead of using the Find feature. It's a few extra clicks, but gives you the Attribute Editor tab properly.

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Make sure you set the query definition to the "Users..." type instead of the "Common Queries" type, so you get the right search behavior..

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..and the Attribute Editor tab works on the object when opened from this view.

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