Windows Server 2022 doesn’t include any significant changes to Active Directory (AD). But you will want to use it going forwards for your new domain controllers because of the improved security it provides over earlier versions of Windows Server. There are two ways for system administrators to add Windows Server 2022 as a domain controller (DC). The first is using Server Manager, which has been the standard way to add, or ‘promote’ as is more commonly referred to, Windows Server 2022 as a DC.