Install Remote Server Administration Tools on Windows 11

Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) for Windows includes Server Manager, Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-ins, consoles, Windows PowerShell cmdlets and providers, and command-line tools for managing roles and features that run on Windows Server. In this guide, we shall discuss the steps to install Remote Server Administration Tools on Windows 11. Because these steps have slightly changed, we decided to discuss the new steps again. Here are some related guide on how to install and Uninstall RSAT on Windows 11, and how to install RSAT on Windows via Windows features.

RSAT enables IT administrators to remotely manage roles and features in Windows Server from a local PC. Remote Server Administration Tools cannot be installed on PCs running Home or Standard editions of Windows.

You can install RSAT only on Professional or Enterprise editions of the Windows client operating system. Unless the download page specifically states that RSAT applies to a beta, preview, or other prerelease version of Windows, you must be running a full (RTM) release of the Windows operating system to install and use RSAT.

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Verifying RSAT Installation

To do this, press the Windows key, type “PowerShell,” and run it as an Administrator and execute the following command below.

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

Now, you can review the list of RSAT features and their installation status and also install any RSAT components you wish via PowerShell.

Since, we have discussed this in the past, we will show you how this can be done via Windows Settings.

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Install Remote Server Administration Tools via Windows Settings

Press the Windows key + I to open the Settings menu. Navigate to “System” in the left column and select “Optional features” on the right.

Click on view features

Select the RSAT components you want and click on next

select features — According to Microsoft, some users have found ways of manually cracking or hacking the RSAT MSU to install RSAT on unsupported releases or editions of Windows. This behavior is a violation of the Windows end-user license agreement.

On the Add an option feature window, click on “Add”.

The features are being added.

Note: In my case, the installation initially failed but was later added after reviewing the list of installed features. Therefore, no further troubleshooting was necessary. If you encounter this issue, I recommend checking whether the features are indeed installed.

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Verifying RSAT Installation and Viewing BitLocker Recovery Keys

Since we installed the BitLocker Drive Encryption Administration Utilities and Active Directory Domain Services and Light weight Directory Services tools. I will show you how this works. Here are some related guides: Fix no BitLocker Recovery tab in Active Directory, and how to backup existing and new BitLocker Recovery Keys to Active Directory.

The BitLocker Drive Encryption Administration Utilities are a set of tools that can be used to manage BitLocker drive encryption in Windows. The tools include two command-line tools: Configuration Tool (manage-bde.exe) and Repair Tool (repair-bde.exe). The Configuration Tool can be used for scripting BitLocker operations and offers options that aren’t present in the BitLocker Control Panel applet. The Repair Tool is useful for disaster recovery scenarios, in which a BitLocker protected drive can’t be unlocked normally or using the recovery console

Upon installing the two components. You should be able to view the BitLocker Recovery Tab in the ADUC as shown below.

ADCU and BitLocker Utilities — BitLocker is a full-disk encryption technology available in Windows, primarily used to protect data by encrypting entire volumes. The BitLocker Drive Encryption Administration Utilities are part of RSAT, providing tools to configure and manage BitLocker encryption remotely.

FAQs

During installation via WDS, if a success message is displayed. Does it mean that all MBAM steps are not complete and the device is ready for the end user?

Not Necessary. During Windows deployment via Windows Deployment Services (WDS) . All MBAM-related steps are completed, allowing the device to be handed over to the end user even when the device has not reported to the MBAM Server. See below for more information.

Is there an easy way to force reporting to MBAM if the device has been encrypted?

MBAM policies enforce a random delay before the client reports to the Administration and Monitoring Server. This delay is in place for operational reasons.

If immediate reporting is required, you can force an update using the following command: gpupdate /force

Alternatively, you can modify the registry to bypass the startup delay. The registry key to adjust is: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MBAM\NoStartUpDelay. Setting NoStartUpDelay to 1 forces immediate communication with the MBAM server upon startup.

However, this should only be modified if necessary, as the default delay is intentional for system performance and stability.

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