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Install RSAT on Windows 11 to get the ActiveDirectory PowerShell module

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tool
Active Directory PowerShell
versions
Windows 10 1809+, Windows 11
os
windows

Since Windows 10 version 1809, the Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) are Features on Demand built into Windows, not a separate download. The ActiveDirectory PowerShell module is part of RSAT: Active Directory Domain Services and Lightweight Directory Services Tools. Install it in an elevated PowerShell:

powershell
Get-WindowsCapability -Online -Name 'Rsat.ActiveDirectory*' | Select-Object Name, State
Add-WindowsCapability -Online -Name 'Rsat.ActiveDirectory.DS-LDS.Tools~~~~0.0.1.0'
Import-Module ActiveDirectory
Get-Command -Module ActiveDirectory | Measure-Object

Or in Settings > System > Optional features > View features, search for "RSAT: Active Directory" and install it. RSAT requires the Pro, Enterprise or Education edition; Windows 11 Home does not offer it.

Other RSAT tools

powershell
Get-WindowsCapability -Online -Name 'Rsat*' | Select-Object Name, State | Sort-Object Name
Capability name prefixTools
Rsat.ActiveDirectory.DS-LDS.ToolsActive Directory Users and Computers, ActiveDirectory module, ADSI Edit
Rsat.GroupPolicy.Management.ToolsGroup Policy Management console and GroupPolicy module
Rsat.Dns.ToolsDNS Manager and DnsServer module
Rsat.DHCP.ToolsDHCP console and DhcpServer module
Rsat.ServerManager.ToolsServer Manager

Install all of them at once (slow, several hundred MB):

powershell
Get-WindowsCapability -Online -Name 'Rsat*' | Where-Object State -ne 'Installed' | Add-WindowsCapability -Online

Error 0x800f0954 on managed machines

When Windows Update is managed by WSUS or Configuration Manager, the feature files may not be available from the configured update server and the installation fails (often with 0x800f0954). Options:

  • In Group Policy, enable Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > System > Specify settings for optional component installation and component repair and allow downloading repair content directly from Windows Update, then run gpupdate /force and retry.
  • Install from the Features on Demand media that matches the Windows build, with Add-WindowsCapability -Online -Name ... -Source D:\ -LimitAccess.

Windows Server

On Windows Server the module is a server feature:

powershell
Install-WindowsFeature RSAT-AD-PowerShell

Sources

Related pages

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