How to enable RSAT for Active Directory in Windows 10

1. Install RSAT for Active Directory in Windows 10 with Manage Optional Features

To enable Active Directory with this method:

Enter Optional Features in the search bar. Then select Manage Optional Features.

Then click Add features.

Move to RSAT: Active Directory Domain Services and Lighweight Directory Services Tools . Then click on it.

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Click RSAT: Active Directory Domain Services and Lighweight Directory Services Tools

Click on Install.

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Click on Install

To confirm that the feature has been installed, click the back button next to Settings.

Then click See optional feature history . The feature installation progress bar is displayed.

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The feature installation progress bar is displayed

When the installation is complete, scroll down to the Optional features list . RSAT: Active Directory Domain Services and Lighweight Directory Services Tools will be listed.

To confirm that this feature is installed, search for Active Directory. You will find all AD tools.

2. Install RSAT for Active Directory in Windows 10 with DISM

Another method to install Active Directory is to use the DISM Command.

Here are the steps to take:

Open Command Prompt with admin rights.

Then, at the User Account Control prompt , click Yes.

Finally, in the Command Prompt , type this command, then press Enter.

DISM.exe /Online /Get-Capabilities | find "Rsat.Active"

The command will display the RSAT feature name for Active Directory.

To install the Active Directory RSAT tools, type this command, then press Enter.

DISM /Online /Add-Capability /CapabilityName:Rsat.ActiveDirectory.DS-LDS.Tools~~~~0.0.1.0

Copy the feature name from the / Get-Capabilities command . When you press Enter, the feature installation will begin

If the installation seems to be suspended, please wait patiently. It will eventually reach 100%.

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Installation is in progress

Once the installation process is complete, you can confirm the installation using the command below:

DISM.exe /Online /Get-CapabilityInfo /CapabilityName:Rsat.ActiveDirectory.DS-LDS.Tools~~~~0.0.1.0

This is the result of the command. State (state) is displayed as Installed .

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The state is displayed as Installed

3. Install RSAT for Active Directory in Windows 10 with PowerShell

You can also enable RSAT for Active Directory in Windows 10 using PowerShell.

Here are the steps to take:

Open PowerShell as admin.

At the Powershell command prompt , type the command below, then press Enter.

Get-WindowsCapability -Online | Where-Object {$_.Name -like "RSAT.Active*"}

The command will display the RSAT feature name for Active Directory.

To install the feature with PowerShell, enter this command and then press Enter. Copy the name of the feature from the result of the previous command.

Add-WindowsCapability -Online -Name Rsat.ActiveDirectory.DS-LDS.Tools~~~~0.0.1.0

PowerShell will begin installing the feature, which may take a while to complete.

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PowerShell will begin installing the feature

When the installation is completed, a result similar to the one below will be returned. If you need to restart the computer, RestartNeeded will display True.

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If you need to restart the computer, RestartNeeded will display True

Finally, to confirm the installation is successful, type this command, then press Enter.

Get-WindowsCapability -Online | Where-Object {$_.Name -like "RSAT.Active*"}

State displays the Installed status .

Windows 10 Active Directory enable RSAT

Isabella Humphrey

Update 28 July 2020

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