Installing the Remote Server Admin Tools (RSAT)

RSAT (Remote Server Administration Tools) lets you manage Windows Server roles and features from a Windows 10/11 client machine — without needing to RDP into the server directly.

Installing via PowerShell

The quickest way to install the tools you need is PowerShell. Run this as administrator:

powershell

# Install all RSAT tools
Get-WindowsCapability -Name RSAT* -Online | Add-WindowsCapability -Online

# Or install specific tools only
Add-WindowsCapability -Online -Name Rsat.ActiveDirectory.DS-LDS.Tools~~~~0.0.1.0
Add-WindowsCapability -Online -Name Rsat.GroupPolicy.Management.Tools~~~~0.0.1.0
Add-WindowsCapability -Online -Name Rsat.DHCP.Tools~~~~0.0.1.0
Add-WindowsCapability -Online -Name Rsat.DNS.Tools~~~~0.0.1.0

Common RSAT modules

Module	What it installs
`Rsat.ActiveDirectory.DS-LDS.Tools`	Active Directory Users & Computers, ADSI Edit
`Rsat.GroupPolicy.Management.Tools`	Group Policy Management Console
`Rsat.DHCP.Tools`	DHCP Manager
`Rsat.DNS.Tools`	DNS Manager
`Rsat.ServerManager.Tools`	Server Manager

Listing installed RSAT tools

powershell

Get-WindowsCapability -Name RSAT* -Online | Where-Object State -eq Installed

Notes

RSAT requires that your machine is connected to the internet (or has access to Windows Update) — the packages are downloaded on demand.
On domain-joined machines, you’ll need appropriate permissions to use the tools once installed.
For Azure AD / Entra ID management, RSAT isn’t the right tool — use the Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK or the Entra admin centre instead.