Oof, WINS is some super antique stuff. The (traditional) process to find and select a domain controller is known as "DC Locator"--or else search for DsGetDc--a

Oof, WINS is some super antique stuff. The (traditional) process to find and select a domain controller is known as "DC Locator"--or else search for DsGetDc--and is essentially DNS-based. Caveat, I've been out of the Windows/AD game for 7+ years!