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my Server 2016 Essentials machine is hosed

I recently performed a clean install of WSE 2016 and it has never worked.
The hardware is a new HP Envy TE-01-1 with i7-10700F CPU at 2.90 GHz, 8 cores, 16 threads, and 32GB Ram.
It came with Windows 10 Home, so it is not a true server, and many device drivers don't exist because the hardware is newer than the software. But, it seems to me that there is enough active hardware for Server 2016 to operate. I am not trying to run any virtual machines.

When I run System Information, the System Name displays as Win-9LUPAQIOPFM, a name that I am unfamiliar with. I expected it to match the name I assigned to the server, "WSC-DC1". Is that normal? It seems like System Information is totally unaware that this machine is supposed to be serving the role of domain controller.

Control Panel\System and Security\System shows the full computer name correctly: WSC-DC1.WSC.local
Windows is activated.
AD does not seem to have installed correctly, therefore DNS is inop.

I don't know where to start troubleshooting. Can somebody offer some help?

Here is the first part of what I get when I run DCDiag:
Directory Server Diagnosis

Performing initial setup:
Trying to find home server...
Home Server = WSC-DC1
[WSC-DC1] Directory Binding Error -2146893022:
The target principal name is incorrect.
This may limit some of the tests that can be performed.
* Identified AD Forest.
Done gathering initial info.

Doing initial required tests

Testing server: Default-First-Site-Name\WSC-DC1
Starting test: Connectivity
[WSC-DC1] DsBindWithSpnEx() failed with error -2146893022,
The target principal name is incorrect..
Got error while checking LDAP and RPC connectivity. Please check your firewall settings.
......................... WSC-DC1 failed test Connectivity

Doing primary tests

Testing server: Default-First-Site-Name\WSC-DC1
Skipping all tests, because server WSC-DC1 is not responding to directory service requests.

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DSPatrick answered TheWileyOne-9784 commented

It was working, somewhat, until I followed your advice.

So we know that's certainly not truth

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if you've never heard of SysInternals?

As I already mentioned of course I have heard of and used these tools many times but never during domain controller deployment.

Now you want to quit on me

Nope, no one has quit. From what you have posted it was not working as a domain controller. Standing up a new stand-alone domain controller is a job done while sitting at the machine console.


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You've failed to answer my question, for the third time.
If you, DSPatrick, Expert, were sitting in front of this machine, how would you get control of it?

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You mentioned earlier that you still had a method. But if not and since the status is unknown, I'd probably clean install it as first step.


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That makes no sense. What do you mean by "status unknown"?
I've clean installed this system once. and I've in-place installed it once. Both times it has come up a mess.
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I now have full access to the console. Yes, it would be nice to always be "sitting in front of the machine" but I'm trying to avoid 3 hours of driving.

What can I do to diagnose this system?
Can the DNS be uninstalled?
Can it be demoted to a non-DC?
Can the A/D role be removed and reinstalled now that the IPv6 issues have been taken away?

I need a brilliant idea.

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DSPatrick answered TheWileyOne-9784 commented

Sounds badly broken, I'd suggest clean install it. You can follow along here.
https://server-essentials.com/support/how-to-install-windows-server-2016-essentials

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Thanks, but no thanks.
I've installed SBS a hundred times.

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DSPatrick answered TheWileyOne-9784 commented

I'd suggest starting with some supported server hardware rather than trying to use desktop hardware. Also it seems pretty obvious you've never done this before so you could also start a case here with product support for dedicated assistance.
https://support.serviceshub.microsoft.com/supportforbusiness


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Perhaps you should have said that in the beginning instead of making my issue far worse with your lack of knowledge and bad attitude.

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