AD Recylebin 2012

Active directory recycle bin is a feature introduced with windows server

2008 R2 to undo or recover a deletion of an Active directory object. With
windows server 2012 R2, you can use this feature to recover User
objects, Computer objects or Organizational groups when you
accidentally or purposefully deleted from the Active directory.
The Feature is rather improved, now its a part of the Active Directory
administration center. So its not required to use PowerShell commands
when recovering. AD Administration center has a GUI, which can be
used to easily locate a deleted item, and from one click you can restore
it to the original location.

Recycle Bin User Interface

Solution
simplify object recovery
through the inclusion of a
Deleted Objects node in the
Active Directory
Administrative Center
deleted objects can now be
recovered within the graphical
user interface
greatly reduces recovery-time
by providing a discoverable,
consistent view of deleted
objects

Recycle Bin User Interface

Requirements
Recycle Bins own requirements must first be satisfied, e.g.
Windows Server 2008 R2 forest functional level
Recycle Bin optional-feature must be switched on
Windows Server 2012 Active Directory Administrative Center
Objects requiring recovery must have been deleted within Deleted
Object Lifetime (DOL)
defaults to 180 days