Guide: How to Install RAST on Windows 10 via PowerShell

What is Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT)?

Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) is a suite of tools from Microsoft that allows IT administrators to manage Windows Servers, roles, and features remotely from a Windows client machine. RSAT includes tools like Server Manager, Active Directory Users and Computers, Group Policy Management Console, and many others. These tools are typically used for tasks such as configuring servers, managing user accounts, setting up domain controllers, and deploying group policies across a network.

RSAT is particularly useful for administrators who need to manage multiple servers or domains from a single interface, without needing to physically access the servers. It simplifies managing a Windows Server environment, especially in large or distributed networks.

What is included in RSAT?

Below is an overview of the RSAT packages. You can find a complete list and details on Microsoft’s website. 

• Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) tools 
• Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) tools and Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS) tools
• Best Practices Analyzer
• BitLocker Drive Encryption Administration Utilities
• DHCP Server tools 
• DirectAccess, Routing, and Remote Access
• DNS Server tools
• Failover Clustering tools
• File Services tools
• Group Policy Management tools
• Hyper-V tools 
• IP Address Management (IPAM) Management tools
• Network Adapter Teaming, or NIC Teaming
• Network Load Balancing tools
• Remote Desktop Services tools
• Server for NIS tools
• Server Manager
• Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) Server tools
• Storage Explorer tools 
• Storage Manager for Storage Area Network (SAN) tools
• Volume Activation 
• Windows System Resource Manager tools
• Windows Server Update Services tools

There are 2 RSAT tools

Tools for roles and tools for features are the two primary categories of packages in RSAT. The management of server access is facilitated by role-based tools. The Active Directory Certificate Services Tools, which includes the Certification Authority snap-in, the Certificate Templates snap-in, the Enterprise PKI snap-in, and the Online Responder Management snap-in, are among the features.

The Active Directory Certification Authority Tools, NIS Server Tools, DHCP Server Tools, DNS Server Tools, and File Service Tools are all tools that are used for roles. The tools for features feature enables you to manage the other features on your server that do not obviously fall into the "roles" category. This comprises Server Tools, Storage Manager for SANs Tools, Failover Clustering Tools, Group Policy Management Tools, Network Load Balancing Tools, BitLocker Drive Encryption Tools, and Windows System Resource Manager Tools.

How to install RSAT Windows 10 PowerShell

Step 1. Right-click Start and click Windows PowerShell (Admin).

Step 2. Type in the following command and press Enter.

• Get-WindowsCapability -Name RSAT* -Online | Select-Object -Property DisplayName, State

As you can see, this device already has a few RSAT features installed.

Step 3. To install the RSAT feature, enter the following command, and replace "Tool.Name" with the name of the feature you want to install.

• Add-WindowsCapability -Online -Name "Tool.Name"

For example, if you want to install Remote Desktop Service Tools, you would run this command:

• Add-WindowsCapability -Online -Name "Rsat.RemoteDesktop.Services.Tools~~~~0.0.1.0"

If you got no time to install RSAT tools one by one, enter the following command to install them at once:

• Get-WindowsCapability -Name RSAT* -Online | Add-WindowsCapability -Online

How to install RSAT Tools on Windows 11

ou can Install RSAT tools on Windows 11 with the following steps:

Navigate to: Settings > Apps > Optional Features > Add an optional feature (View features). Enter "RSAT" in the search bar and select the features to install.

You can also install RSAT via PowerShell on Windows 11 using the command "Add-WindowsCapability –online –Name Rsat.ActiveDirectory.DS-LDS.Tools~~~~0.0.1.0"

Windows PC manager: Help you fix PC when errors happen during RSAT installation

If any complications arise during the installation of RSAT on Windows, a disk manager can assist in resolving a variety of issues, including the requirement for additional drive space or the relocation of installed applications to a different location. After a successful installation of Windows, the AOMEI Partition Assistant is a powerful and free partition management utility that can enhance the overall computer experience.

1. Optimize Disk Performance: AOMEI Partition Assistant Standard can help optimize disk performance by allowing users to resize, move, merge, and clone partitions. This can help improve system performance, reduce boot time, and increase drive space in Windows 11.
2. Improve Data Security: With AOMEI Partition Assistant Standard, users can create backups of their data, which can help prevent data loss in case of hardware failure or other issues. Additionally, the tool allows users to create a bootable media, which can be used to recover data in case of system crashes.
3. Simplify Disk Management: AOMEI Partition Assistant Standard offers a user-friendly interface that makes it easy to manage disks and partitions. This can help users save time and effort when managing their computer's storage.
4. Support for Windows 11 Pro: AOMEI Partition Assistant Standard is fully compatible with Windows 11 Pro, which means that users can take advantage of its features and benefits without having to worry about compatibility issues.
5. Cost-effective: AOMEI Partition Assistant Standard is a free partition management tool, which makes it a cost-effective solution for improving overall computer experience.
6. Advanced Features: AOMEI Partition Assistant Standard also includes advanced features such as Disk Clone, Partition Clone, Migrate OS to SSD/HD, Convert NTFS to FAT32, etc. which can help users to upgrade or migrate their operating system, convert file system, and more.