Windows Backup Administration utility
Extract NTDS.dit and SYSTEM hive into backup virtual hard drive file (.vhdx)
wbadmin start backup -backupTarget:{PATH_ABSOLUTE:folder} -include:C:\Windows\NTDS\NTDS.dit,C:\Windows\System32\config\SYSTEM -quiet
Snapshoting of Active Directory NTDS.dit database
Restore a version of NTDS.dit and SYSTEM hive into file path. The command wbadmin get versions
can be used to find version identifiers.
wbadmin start recovery -version:<VERSIONIDENTIFIER> -recoverytarget:{PATH_ABSOLUTE:folder} -itemtype:file -items:C:\Windows\NTDS\NTDS.dit,C:\Windows\System32\config\SYSTEM -notRestoreAcl -quiet
Dumping of Active Directory NTDS.dit database