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Active Directory Domain and Forest Functional Level

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The details of Active Directory Functional level is documented in this TechNet article - https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/understanding-active-directory-functional-levels(v=ws.10).aspx  But I couldn't find a good documentation and available options when building a new Active Directory Forest.  So I have decided to capture some of these screenshots from my lab. 

Scenario: New AD Forest/ Domain Installation using Windows Server 2012 R2 server. 

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Scenario: New AD Forest/ Domain Installation using Windows Server 2008 R2 server

 

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Santhosh Sivarajan

Microsoft MVP · Identity & Cybersecurity Architect

Santhosh has 30+ years of hands-on enterprise experience in Identity and Access Management, Microsoft Entra ID, Active Directory, Microsoft 365 and Zero Trust architecture. He is the author of two books on Windows Server and security, and leads consulting, assessments and training at SAG Business Group.

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This is helpful, especially seeing the screenshots side-by-side for the different server versions. Setting up a new Active Directory Forest can be a bit daunting, and having a visual guide like this makes it much clearer. It reminds me of needing walkthroughs back when I was trying to beat all the islands in Poptropica – sometimes a little visual aid is all you need to get past a tricky spot! Thanks for sharing your lab setup.

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