Domain Controller Demotion

Return the ip address to network team for reuse.

Domain controller demotion. The wizard will be displayed immediately. One is normal demotion using dcpromo the other is forceful removal using dcpromo forceremoval. Entering the server manager to demote the domain controller.

Disjoin the server from the domain. Press next to continue. Ensure that this server is not the last domain controller.

There is two types of demotion of a dc. In windows server 2012 we will use server manager or powershell to demote the dc. Please click on next.

In windows sever 2012 the dcpromo utility has been deprecated. Now it is time to select the server on which the domain controller will be demoted. Demote the domain controller.

In this document will be using the gui to demote the server manager. Keep in mind your first option should be always to try for graceful demotion if it doesn t work then only use force removal using dcpromo forceremoval requires additional steps of metadata cleanup. Removes roles and features.

Once there click on manage. Shut down the server. If you forcibly demote a domain controller you must manually perform metadata cleanup immediately.