After you upgrade Microsoft Windows 10 to version 1809 (October Update) or later, you may notice that your RSAT (Remote Server Administration Tools) have uninstalled and that you cannot download or install RSAT on the new version of Windows 10. To remove existing copies of Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 7, see Removing the complete Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 7 pack on this page.1. On a computer that is running Windows 7, download the Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 7 package from the Microsoft Download Center.2.

Microsoft Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) allow IT Administratos to remotely manage different Roles and Features in Windows Servers 2008,2012 or 2016 Technical Preview from the own own computer. Base on your Windows Servers and your OS in your PC you must download and the appropriate version of Remote Server Administration Tools. For example if you have Windows Server 2008 R2 you must download the Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 7.

In previous articles i mention several times how can download Remote Server Administration Tools but i don't have explain how install and use it. Today i will explain the installation , how can enable Remote Server Administration Tools on Windows 10 and what has change from previous versions.

Let's Start

Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) Background The Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) have been with Windows since Windows 2000. On various versions of Windows the tools are sometimes included and sometimes they need to be downloaded from the Microsoft website and installed.

Install Remote Server Administration Tools

• Download Remote Server Administration Tools from the following link
  https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=45520
• Start the Installation of WindowsTH-KB2693643-x64

• After while you will get a Windows. Click I Accept.

• Wait to finish the installation

• After finish it will prompt to restart your PC.

Enable Remote Server Administration Tools

• After the installation completed successfull you must enable the Remote Server Administration Tools for the Roles that you want.
• Right Click in Start and Select Control Panel.

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• Select Programms and Features.
• Select from the left side Turn Windows Features On or Off.

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• Scroll Down and find the Remote Server Administration Tools
• Expand it and select the Roles and Features that you want to manage remotely.

Roles and Features that Remove in Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 10

Additionally, you should know that RSAT for Windows 10 CANNOT manage anymore :

• DHCP Tools. Dhcpmgmt.msc is not available in this release of RSAT, but equivalent Windows PowerShell cmdlets are available.
• IP Address Management (IPAM). IPAM tools are not available in this release of RSAT.
• Network Policy Server Tools. The NPS console is not supported on a Windows client-based operating system, and will be removed from future releases of RSAT.
• Routing and Remote Access Tools. Routing and Remote Access Tools that are GUI-based cannot be used for remote configuration in this release of RSAT, but the equivalent Windows PowerShell cmdlets are available.

Easy?

I hope to found valuable info in this article. See you Next Friday.

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IT professionals that deployed the first upgrade for Windows 7 can now also download a new release of Remote Server Administration Tools.Available as a free download from Microsoft, the latest version of Remote Server Administration Tools is tailored to computers running Windows 7 RTM or SP1.

IT pros already familiar with the solution will find that there’s nothing new introduced besides support for Windows 7 SP1.

The tool continues to enable the management of roles and features on Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, or Windows Server 2003 machines remotely from a PC with either Windows 7 RTM or SP1.

Of course, not only are Windows Server 2008 R2 machines supported, but also servers running Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, released concomitantly with Service Pack 1 for Windows 7.

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Support for the roles and features that can be managed in Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2003 is limited.

Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 7 SP1 comes with “support for remote management of computers that are running either the Server Core or full installation options of Windows Server 2008 R2 with SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2, and for some roles and features, Windows Server 2008,” Microsoft explained.

“Some roles and features on Windows Server 2003 can be managed remotely by using Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 7 with SP1, although the Server Core installation option is not available with the Windows Server 2003 operating system.”

Not all Windows 7 SP1 customers will be able to leverage the Remote Server Administration Tools.

According to Microsoft, the management solution is designed to play nice only with the Enterprise, Professional, and Ultimate SKUs of Windows 7 with SP1.

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Microsoft is offering Knowledge Base article 958830 to IT administrators that need more information on the Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 7 with SP1.

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Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 7 with Service Pack 1 (SP1) are available for download here.

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Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) RTM Build 7601.17514.101119-1850 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (SP1) RTM are available for download here.