Uninstalling of Active Directory on windows server 2012 R2

This Blog will help you all of you about the things server and clients basics and uninstalling  of  Active Directory Role on a Windows Server 2012. with this post you will learn about how to uninstall active directory from windows server 2012 . so lets start with uninstalling .

To Remove  Active Directory Domain services (ADDS) completely from DC go through  the following steps:-

Use Server Manager to remove the Active Directory Domain Services Role.

Click on  Server Manager & click Manage (top right side ) select Remove roles and features.

1. Review the page  Before You Begin and  Click Next.
2. On the Select installation  page make sure you have selected  Role-based or feature-based installation ,and  Click Next.
3. On the Select destination server page Select the server from the Server Pool. (it will be by default selected ).

4. On the Remove Roles and Features console , click on the Active Directory Domain Services box and unchecked the box.    

                                                                                                                                                                                                     For Instillation of Active directory on windows servers 2012 R2 visit

5.  From Remove Roles and Features console  Remove features that require Active Directory Domain Service pops up, select Remove Features.                                                                                                                                                                                             
6. On the Remove Roles and Features Wizard console Validation Results  will appear.  The domain controller must be demoted before continuing.  Click on Demote this domain controller.

7. On the Active Directory Domain Services Configuration console enter the required credentials to demote this server, click Next.

8. On the New Administrator Password console  enter and confirm administrator account password, click Next.

9. On the Review Options verify the information is correct and click Demote.

This will start the demotion process.  To finish the demotion the server will automatically restart.

                       Also visit : Installation of active directory on windows server 2012 R2

Active Directory Domain Services is now been removed from this server.