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Removing Active Directory/Domain Controller from Server 2012?

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Noo

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Hi Guys, I'm currently running a file & print server with windows server 2012 essentials. The thing is that I don't use or need to use the active directory or domain controller services. Is there a way to completely remove this feature and still have the OS working as a file/print server?
 
After reading it, removing AD & domain services is a bad idea.

Is there a way to remove these 2 links (Company & Users) from the server shared folder? The default folder "Users" is already shared, it's kinda redundant to have "Shared Folders" linking to it again.

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Noo said:
After reading it, removing AD & domain services is a bad idea.

Is there a way to remove these 2 links (Company & Users) from the server shared folder? The default folder "Users" is already shared, it's kinda redundant to have "Shared Folders" linking to it again.

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You might want to do some reading on what DFS is. Unsharing those folders will most likely break the DFS configuration.

Do you have multiple file servers and/or a need for a DFS namespace?



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distributed_File_System_(Microsoft)

https://social.technet.microsoft.co...8ad-2f5026a89c1b/dfs-dfsroots-foldernamespace
 
I do not have multiple file servers, it's only 1 machine running windows server to serve movies and printer throughout the house.
 
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