How To Install Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) On Windows 11 Via Power Shell
Windows 11 brought many changes, including how we install Remote Server Administration Tools. Here’s how to install RSAT tools on your Windows 11 PC via Power Shell (Because I find that the methods performed in a GUI environment are not as effective)
A quick note before we get started: To access RSAT via PowerShell, you need to run PowerShell as an administrator. To do that on Windows 10 or Windows 11, type powershell in the Windows search bar, right-click on the Windows PowerShell result, and click Run as administrator.
1. List all RSAT features and the installed state using PowerShell
First, we’ll use PowerShell to identify which RSAT features are currently installed. Here’s the script.
Get-WindowsCapability -Name RSAT* -Online | Select-Object -Property DisplayName, StateAs you can see, this computer doesn’t have any RSAT features installed.
2. Install a specific RSAT tool by name
Add-WindowsCapability -Online -Name “<tool_name>”
Replace <tool_name> with the name of the Remote Server Administration Tool you want to install.
Here is a list of all the RSAT features with their proper PowerShell names.
| Display name | Name |
|---|---|
| Active Directory Domain Services and Lightweight Directory Services Tools | Rsat.ActiveDirectory.DS-LDS.Tools~~~~0.0.1.0 |
| BitLocker Drive Encryption Administration Utilities | Rsat.BitLocker.Recovery.Tools~~~~0.0.1.0 |
| Active Directory Certificate Services | Rsat.CertificateServices.Tools~~~~0.0.1.0 |
| DHCP Server Tools | Rsat.DHCP.Tools~~~~0.0.1.0 |
| DNS Server Tools | Rsat.Dns.Tools~~~~0.0.1.0 |
| Failover Clustering Tools | Rsat.FailoverCluster.Management.Tools~~~~0.0.1.0 |
| File Services Tools | Rsat.FileServices.Tools~~~~0.0.1.0 |
| Group Policy Management Tools | Rsat.GroupPolicy.Management.Tools~~~~0.0.1.0 |
| IP Address Management (IPAM) Client | Rsat.IPAM.Client.Tools~~~~0.0.1.0 |
| Data Center Bridging LLDP Tools | Rsat.LLDP.Tools~~~~0.0.1.0 |
| Network Controller Management Tools | Rsat.NetworkController.Tools~~~~0.0.1.0 |
| Network Load Balancing Tools | Rsat.NetworkLoadBalancing.Tools~~~~0.0.1.0 |
| Remote Access Management Tools | Rsat.RemoteAccess.Management.Tools~~~~0.0.1.0 |
| Remote Desktop Services Tools | Rsat.RemoteDesktop.Services.Tools~~~~0.0.1.0 |
| Server Manager | Rsat.ServerManager.Tools~~~~0.0.1.0 |
| Shielded VM Tools | Rsat.Shielded.VM.Tools~~~~0.0.1.0 |
| Storage Migration Service Management Tools | Rsat.StorageMigrationService.Management.Tools~~~~0.0.1.0 |
| Storage Replica Module for Windows PowerShell | Rsat.StorageReplica.Tools~~~~0.0.1.0 |
| System Insights Module for Windows PowerShell | Rsat.SystemInsights.Management.Tools~~~~0.0.1.0 |
| Volume Activation Tools | Rsat.VolumeActivation.Tools~~~~0.0.1.0 |
| Windows Server Update Services Tools | Rsat.WSUS.Tools~~~~0.0.1.0 |
3. I’m just lazy, so I want to install all the features. Haha
Get-WindowsCapability -Name RSAT* -Online | Add-WindowsCapability -Online
This depends on the number of features you want to install and your internet speed. It may take anywhere from 5 to 20 minutes for RSAT to be ready to use. Cheers!
