Powershell | View AD Schema Version

We’ve currently been implementing Windows Hello for Business. One of the pre-reqs was to extend our AD schema to Server 2016. This is how to view what your current AD schema is set to.

1. Logon to a domain controller
2. Open Powershell ensuring to run as administrator
3. Type in the following code:

   Get-ADObject (Get-ADRootDSE).schemaNamingContext -Property objectVersion

4. This will show you what your current schema level is through the output of a number:
   
5. The objectversion number corresponds to a server level. Match the number to the below chart to show what your AD Schema version is set to:
   

   AD version	objectVersion
   Windows Server 2000	13
   Windows Server 2003	30
   Windows Server 2003 R2	31
   Windows Server 2008	44
   Windows Server 2008 R2	47
   Windows Server 2012	56
   Windows Server 2012 R2	69
   Windows Server 2016	87

6. For Hello for business the schema level needs to be at least Windows Server 2016.