Merge pull request #6675 from Orin-Thomas/orthomas-03Mar25-A

Clarification possible to auto raise DFL by raising FFL if prereqs met

Author: prmerger-automator[bot]

WindowsServerDocs/identity/ad-ds/plan/raise-domain-forest-functional-levels.md

@@ -70,10 +70,10 @@ To view the domain or forest functional level using PowerShell, follow these ste
 
 1. Open PowerShell as an administrator.
 
-1. Run the following command to view the current domain functional level, replacing `<domain>` with the domain name.
+1. Run the following command to view the current domain functional levels of all domains in the forest.
 
    ```powershell
-   Get-ADDomain -Identity <domain> | Select-Object DomainMode
+   Get-ADForest | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Domains | ForEach-Object { Get-ADDomain $_ } | Select-Object Name, DomainMode
    ```
 
 1. Run the following command to view the current forest functional level, replacing `<forest>` with the forest name.
@@ -93,6 +93,9 @@ To raise the domain and forest functional levels, you can use the Active Directo
 > [!WARNING]
 > Changes to the domain and forest functional levels are irreversible. In order to undo the change, you must perform a forest recovery to revert to an earlier point of time.
 
+> [!IMPORTANT]
+> If all domain controllers in all domains in the forest are running Windows Server 2025, it isn't necessary to raise individual domain functional levels manually as raising the forest functional level to Windows Server 2025 automatically raises the domain functional level of all domains in the forest to Windows Server 2025.
+
 ### [Desktop](#tab/desktop)
 
 To raise the domain or forest functional level using the Active Directory Domains and Trusts console, follow these steps.