Getting ready

Microsoft recommends raising the DFL from the Active Directory domain controller that holds the Primary Domain Controller emulator (PDCe) Flexible Single Master Operations (FSMO) role.

To locate this domain controller, run the following command on any domain-joined device, member server, or domain controller:

netdom.exe query fsmo

Alternatively, use the following lines of PowerShell on a domain-joined system that has the Active Directory module for Windows PowerShell installed:

Import-Module ActiveDirectory

Get-ADDomain | Format-List PDCEmulator