Problem to uninstall AD

Question

Hi,
I want to uninstall AD domain services and DNS server below, within Win 2016 server, but I cannot unselect the option. What is the way to uninstall both?

Answer 1

Hi,
Based on the screenshot you shared, the wrong option was used to remove the roles.
You tried to remove the roles with the "Add roles and features wizard" as following:
So, we will see the options with gray.

We need the use the "Remove roles and features wizard"

Best Regards,

Answer 2

The other option is to remove the problematic one from network, then seize roles (if necessary) to another healthy domain controller
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-server/identity/transfer-or-seize-fsmo-roles-in-ad-ds

then do do cleanup
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/identity/ad-ds/deploy/ad-ds-metadata-cleanup
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/itops-talk-blog/step-by-step-manually-removing-a-domain-controller-server/ba-p/280564

then you can rebuild failed one.

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Answer 3

Hi,
Sorry to that I cannot run the command below.

Answer 4

Understood. The simplest solution is to remove the problematic one from network, then seize roles (if necessary) to another healthy domain controller
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-server/identity/transfer-or-seize-fsmo-roles-in-ad-ds

then do do cleanup
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/identity/ad-ds/deploy/ad-ds-metadata-cleanup
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/itops-talk-blog/step-by-step-manually-removing-a-domain-controller-server/ba-p/280564

then you can rebuild failed one.

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Answer 5

Hi,
The relevant domain is working fine there and I cannot say it is a problematic one. How to uninstall it?