Upgrade to Win 2012 R2 + Exchange 2013

I have server (Windows 2008 R2) work as domain controller and contain exchange 2007 on it .
I need upgrade both windows from 2008 R2 to 2012 R2 and exchange from 2007 to 2013.
which one should I start to upgrade first in same server windows or exchange.

In order to upgrade your domain controller first you will have to perform exchange 2007 to exchange 2013 upgrade on another server which is called as transition.
Check this links
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa996719(v=exchg.150).aspx
After you complete finish the transition tested successfully you will have to remove the exchange 2007 from you domain controller.
Removing Exchange 2007
http://msexchangeguru.com/2013/09/01/e20102007decomposte2013mig/
Once removed then you can start with the In place upgrade of Server 2008 R2 Domain controller.
Note: Usually we dont do an in place upgrade since it can be dangerous. We make an additional domain controller transfer all fsmo from Windows server 2008 r2 to 2012 then remove the active directory from Windows server 2008 r2 then decommission.
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