{"id":3299,"date":"2023-05-10T00:23:33","date_gmt":"2023-05-09T18:53:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/community.windowstechno.com\/community\/question\/can-i-join-a-2022-server-domain-controller-to-a-windows-2012-r2-active-directory-without-upgrading-the-domain-level\/"},"modified":"2023-05-10T00:23:33","modified_gmt":"2023-05-09T18:53:33","slug":"can-i-join-a-2022-server-domain-controller-to-a-windows-2012-r2-active-directory-without-upgrading-the-domain-level","status":"publish","type":"question","link":"https:\/\/community.windowstechno.com\/community\/question\/can-i-join-a-2022-server-domain-controller-to-a-windows-2012-r2-active-directory-without-upgrading-the-domain-level\/","title":{"rendered":"Can I join a 2022 server domain controller to a Windows 2012 R2 active directory without upgrading the domain level?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello,<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I have a new Windows 2022 server. 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