How to recover Hyper-V Guest Domain Controller from Stop Error 0xc00002e2

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Host is Server 2012 with single Hyper-V guest which is a Domain Controller. When booting the DC it gives a Blue Stop Error: 0xc00002e2 and then reboots. After third reboot it shows a recovery console with options for

*Continue

*Troubleshoot

*Turn off your PC

I choose troublehsoot and open a command prompt and when I tried to run 

SFC /scannow

But receive the error: Windows Resource Protection could not start the repair service.

I tried to run
chkdsk /r

And receive the error: Windows cannot run disk checking on this volume because it is write protected.

I can boot into DSRM but I'm not sure how to proceed. I try to demote the DC, but receive this error when supplying credentials:

Error verifying credentials: verification of user credential permissions failed. Failed to examine         the Active Directory forest. The error was: The operation cannot continue because LDAP connect/bind operation failed: error 58. Ther specificied server cannot perform the requested operation.)

Best Answer

I'm going to go out on a limb and assume that this is not your only domain controller.

Delete the DC's computer object from Active Directory Users and Computers using a version of RSAT for Vista/2008 or later. Then, go into the AD Sites & Services snap-in and delete any reference to it in there. Then, reinstall the OS and promote the server again.

If directory services won't start, you can't do a clean demotion, so this is the best way to clean up a DC that's being taken out of service without a proper demotion. This is also why you can't demote in DSRM.

If this is your only DC, then do what Ryan says and pray for a miracle.

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