Select Allow remote connections to this computer.

From Server Manager Dashboard, click Local Server then click Disabled next to Remote Desktop.

One las thing I want to do at this point is enable RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol).

You should see your new server being displayed.

Expand the domain root (in my case, it’s TESTDOMAIN.internal), then click on Domain Controllers.

From within Server Manager, click Tools then Active Directory Users and Computers.

Let’s verify Active Directory is setup and our server is classified as a DC (domain controller).

When the installation is complete, log back in (this time you will be logging into the server with domain credentials).

The server will reboot during this process.

The installation (promotion process) will begin.

Click Next on the Review Options screen, then click Install on the Prerequisites Check page.

Click Next in the Additional Options page.

Type in a password you want to use for DSRM, then click Next.

Select Add a new forest, type in a domain name that you want to use (pro-tip: use something like.

Or, if you are like me and you clicked Close, click on the yellow exclamation mark in the upper-right section of the Server Manager Dashboard.

Click Promote this server to a domain controller (small hyperlink in the results window).

When the installation is complete, you need to now promote the server to a domain controller.

On the confirmation window, review everything and then click Install.

You shouldn’t have to select anything at the Select features, so just select Next.

Select Active Directory Domain Services and then select Next.

Select the server by highlighting the row and select Next.Select Role-based or feature-based installation and click Next.From the Server Manager Dashboard, click on Add roles and features.Windows Server 2016 How to Configure AD DS (Domain Controller) Steps to setup Active Directory I am using VirtualBox for my VM foundation since it’s free and super easy to use. Remember, we are only setting up a test environment here in a virtual test lab. Join me within the video, or in the text instructions below. It’s a fairly simple process these days since the system walks you through the entire thing. Tutorial number 2 was on installing Server 2016. Tutorial number 1 was about downloading Server 2016 and a brief overview. This is considered tutorial number three in a video series titled: Server Basics 2016.

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