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Windows 10 & 8: Install Active Directory Users and Computers

By Mitch Bartlett 26 Comments

If you’re a Windows admin using a Microsoft Windows 10 or 8 computer, you may want to install Active Directory Users and Computers as well as other Active Directory applications. These tools are not installed by default, but here’s how to get them.


Note: You can install Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 10 only on the full release of Windows Professional or Windows Enterprise. Otherwise you will receive a “This update does not qualify for your computer.” message when you try to install it.

Windows 10 Version 1809 and Higher

As of Windows 10 1809, RSAT is no longer installed using the installer from Microsoft, it is now available as a feature. Use these steps to install it.

  1. Right-click the Start button and choose “Settings” > “Apps” > “Manage optional features” > “Add feature“.
  2. Select “RSAT: Active Directory Domain Services and Lightweight Directory Tools“.
  3. Select “Install“, then wait while Windows installs the feature. It should eventually appear as an option under “Start” > “Windows Administrative Tools“.

 

Windows 8 and Windows 10 Version 1803 or Lower

  1. Download and install one of the following depending on your version of Windows:
    • Remote Server Administrator Tools For Windows 10
    • Remote Server Administrator Tools For Windows 8
    • Remote Server Administrator Tools For Windows 8.1
  2. In Windows 8 and older versions of Windows 10, right-click the Start button and choose “Control Panel” > “Programs” > “Programs and Features” > “Turn Windows features on or off“.
  3. Scroll down and expand the “Remote Server Administration Tools” section.
  4. Expand “Role Administration Tools“.
  5. Expand “AD DS and AD LDS Tools“.
  6. Ensure that “AD DS Tools” is checked, then select “OK“.
  7. You should have an option for “Administrative Tools” on the Start menu. From there, select any of the Active Directory tools. In newer versions of windows 10 (or at least mine), select the “Start” button then type “active directory”, and it should show up.
Admin Tools Icons
Icons normally found under Administrative Tools.

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Filed Under: Windows Tagged With: Windows 10, Windows 8

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Comments

  1. Jazz says

    March 24, 2021 at 11:54 am

    You can find it here.
    Starting with Windows 10 October 2018 Update, RSAT is included as a set of “Features on Demand” right from Windows 10. Do not download an RSAT package from the Microsoft Download Center. Instead, just go to “Manage optional features” in Settings and click “Add a feature” to see the list of available RSAT tools. Select and install the specific RSAT tools you need. To see installation progress, click the Back button to view status on the “Manage optional features” page

  2. Keith says

    March 19, 2021 at 11:59 am

    It works in Windows 10 20H2

  3. Dhruv says

    February 11, 2021 at 8:53 pm

    thank you for this . It helped me :)

  4. Sthe says

    December 9, 2020 at 12:34 am

    great help. been struggling with this, thanks

  5. Robert Morgan says

    December 4, 2020 at 6:12 am

    I have windows 10 1909 and I cannot get RSAT to install I read in a post that if you cannot get the
    new way to work, try the old way. I did and it worked. it has been driving me crazy. I installed
    Remote Server Administrator Tools For Windows 10 1809 and t works.

  6. Christiaan Steenkamp says

    November 11, 2020 at 5:40 am

    Jo thanks!
    I am setting up a small office and this helped me thanks.

  7. feynman says

    November 10, 2020 at 2:31 am

    thanks , did a lot help~

  8. Ken Samuels says

    September 15, 2020 at 7:45 am

    No, This did not help. When I go to add an optional feature, nothing shows up. I have not had the ability to use Active Directory in over two months and it is very exasperating. Nothing that anyone has suggested so far has worked.

  9. ADUser says

    August 31, 2020 at 10:02 am

    Thank you Mitch.This article helps a lot

    cionsystems

  10. ADUser says

    June 19, 2020 at 5:56 am

    Good article from Mitch. Even though PC joined with Domain can we Install Active Directory Users and Computers in windows 10,Windows 8 .Thank you Mitch

  11. Hendra Septa says

    March 12, 2020 at 11:25 pm

    Thanks Mitch, your trick very useful.

  12. Fenix says

    February 28, 2020 at 5:48 am

    Can I use remote server on a android phone. note 8. Dont have any computers

  13. hafeezullah says

    February 14, 2020 at 12:00 am

    my computer

  14. IT World says

    January 26, 2020 at 8:55 am

    Should i update if i have Windows 10 1902 of higher ?

  15. sandy says

    December 20, 2019 at 12:12 pm

    i use litemanager for remote administration

  16. Beka says

    November 28, 2019 at 6:27 am

    yes it did. thank you!

  17. Bill Mosca says

    November 6, 2019 at 10:37 am

    Thank you for the instructions. I check users’ AD groups often using this on Win 7. When we moved to Win10 I was at a loss.
    Unlike Vedran, I did not have to re-start my OS, but that might be because I have a virtual desktop.

  18. Sean says

    October 2, 2019 at 10:01 am

    Maybe a silly question… but I am new to active directory. Do all computers need to be windows 10 pro? Or is just the ‘host’ computer be good enough? Thanks

  19. Vedran says

    October 2, 2019 at 7:59 am

    Right-click the Start button and choose “Settings” > “Apps” > “Manage optional features” > “Add feature“.
    Select “RSAT: Active Directory Domain Services and Lightweight Directory Tools“.
    Select “Install“, then wait while Windows installs the feature. It should eventually appear as an option under “Start” > “Windows Administrative Tools“.

    This is missing:
    4. Restart OS

  20. Eric says

    September 17, 2019 at 8:47 am

    When I click optional features it thinks for awhile then says no features to install? It did prompt for the administrator password which I entered.

  21. Jarrett says

    July 8, 2019 at 5:26 am

    I got a message saying Windows update standalone installer
    The update not applicable to your computer what’s up with that

  22. J-money says

    June 6, 2019 at 3:58 pm

    It all depends on what your WSUS server has on it…

  23. Stu says

    May 30, 2019 at 12:33 pm

    This also works on Windows 10 Education. Just a little FYI

  24. Adrian Petcu says

    March 6, 2019 at 5:26 am

    I confirm what Michael Baney said about needing to change the registry value on build 1809 when in a domain with WUServer.

  25. Darkehorse says

    January 9, 2019 at 9:30 am

    I have Windows Pro Insider Preview Build 18305.
    I *DID* have to download it from https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=45520 before it showed up again.

    Just an FYI

  26. Michael Baney says

    January 8, 2019 at 10:05 am

    For Windows 10 Version 1809 and Higher, I did have to reboot for the apps to show under the Windows Administrative Tools.

    Also If you are on a domain you may have to change registry value to “0” for “UseWUServer” at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU. Then restart the wuauserv to install them.

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