How to install RSAT on Windows Operating System

In this post, I am going to show you the step by step procedure on “How to install RSAT for your Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7 and Windows Vista operating system". It helps the administrators to manage the Roles and Features remotely.

            RSAT stands for Remote Server Administration tool. It helps you to run the Roles and Features of Windows Server Operating System right from your Client computer. There are following pre-requisites that your OS should meet before you go ahead and install RSAT on your Computer: 

1. Your Windows Operating System should be either Professional or Enterprise editions of Windows Client OS.
2. In order to install RSAT on your Computer, you should be running at least Windows Vista on your PC.   

In order to install RSAT on your PC, you need to follow the below step by step procedure:

Step 1: Check the RSAT in Turn Windows Features On or Off:

1. Open Control Panel.
2. Switch to Small or Large category View.
3. Click on Programs and Features.
4. Click on Turn Windows features On or Off from left pane.
5. Check for the Remote Server Administration Tool.
6. A. If you can find the above tool in Turn Windows Features On or Off then you don’t have to follow the below steps and you can directly start configuring the Roles and Features.
   B. If you can’t find the RSAT tool in Turn Windows Features On or Off, you may go ahead and follow the Step 2.

Step 2: Download and install the RSAT Tool:

1. Click here or click on the below mentioned link to download the RSAT from Windows 10 Operating System.
   https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/download/details.aspx?id=45520
2. Now you need to click on Download and select the appropriate Version of your Windows i.e. x64 bit or x86 (32bit) and install it.
3. Once the installation get complete, it’ll prompt you to restart your Windows. Restart your Computer and the update will take a while to get configured.
4. Once your Computer is restarted or the update gets configured you can refer the Step 1 and then check the RSAT Roles and Features.
5. You can uncheck to uninstall those roles and features and give a check mark to install those roles and features. 

To install RSAT for other Windows Operating Systems, please click on the below mentioned link:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2693643

NOTE: You can see these roles and features in Administrative Tools under Control Panel once they get successfully configured or installed.

Alternatively, you can also watch the below Video tutorial which demonstrates you about how you can Install the RSAT for your Windows Client Operating System.

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