Restore Deleted Computers

Owned by Phillip Hanegan
Feb 29, 2024
2 min read

EmpowerID allows you to manage the computer objects in your connected directories. This topic demonstrates how to restore deleted computer accounts.

The EmpowerID workflow used to restored deleted computer accounts is the RestoreDeletedComputerBulk workflow. To run the workflow, users need to have the Initiator Access Level for it.

Restore deleted computers

  1. On the navbar, expand Privileged Access and select Computers.

  2. Click the Restore Deleted Computers action link.

     

  3. Search for the deleted computer you want to restore and then check the box on the computer record to select it.

     

  4. Repeat step 4 for any other deleted computers you want to restore.

  5. When finished selecting deleted computers, click Submit.

  6. Click Yes to confirm you want to restore the deleted computer(s).

  7. Click OK to close the Operation Execution Summary.

To verify the restored computer

  1. On a server with the Active Directory PowerShell Module, run the below PowerShell cmdlet. Replace <YourRestoredComputerName> with the name of the computer you restored.

    $Name = "<YourRestoredComputerName>" Get-ADComputer -Filter {name -eq $Name} -Properties whenChanged

     

  2. You should see a record for the restored computer. The whenChanged property should match the timestamp in EmpowerID.

You can view the timestamp for when EmpowerID restored the deleted computer in the Audit log. To do so, expand System Logs, click Audit Log and then search for Restore to <YourRestoredComputerName>.