Step-by-Step Lab Guide: Build an Active Directory Domain with Hyper-V

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A hands-on IT lab project walks users through setting up a Windows Server Active Directory Domain Services environment using Hyper-V virtualization on a Windows 10 or 11 machine. The project covers creating and configuring a domain controller, promoting it, and adding a domain member server using two Windows Server 2022 Evaluation Edition virtual machines. Users need the Professional or Enterprise edition of Windows 10/11 and at least 16 GB of RAM on the host machine to run the setup. The lab is designed to simulate a real-world scenario, such as a company establishing centralized authentication for a new branch office. The entire exercise is estimated to take approximately 45 minutes to complete.

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