Windows Server® 2012 Unleashed
by Rand Morimoto, Michael Noel, Guy Yardeni, Omar Droubi, Andrew Abbate, Chris Amaris
Active Directory Recycle Bin
Windows Server 2012 Active Directory includes a feature that can be enabled called the Active Directory Recycle Bin. When enabled, this feature can allow for a deleted Active Directory object to be restored without having to restore the system state of a domain controller and boot to DSRM to perform a selective authoritative restore of that object. Enabling the Active Directory Recycle Bin requires that all domain controllers are running at least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows Server 2012. Also, the forest functional level must be set to Windows Server 2008 R2 or greater, and then functionality can be manually enabled. To enable the Active Directory Recycle Bin, follow these steps:
1. Log on to a Windows Server ...
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