Windows 8.1 Join Windows 2012 R2 Domain

Joining Windows 2012 R2 Domain is very simple process but if basics are overlooked, things can go wrong.

Prerequisites

if above are correct and still unable to join the domain normally issue is with dns name resolving. to check then run following command.

Open properties of This Pc or My computer
Click on change settings
Click Change to Change Computer Name
Type in domain name and provide domain admin or user that have rights to join a client to a domain
click ok
Reboot to Finish the Process.