Applies To: Windows Server 2012 Virtualization of Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) environments has been ongoing for a number of years. Beginning with Windows Server® 2012, AD DS provides greater support for virtualizing domain controllers by introducing virtualization-safe capabilities and enabling rapid deployment of virtual domain controllers through cloning. These new virtualization fe
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