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Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 10 lets IT administrators manage Windows Server from a remote computer running the full release version of Windows 10. The latest release of RSAT is the WS_1803 package, but previous versions are still available for download.
- RSAT on Windows 10 as Features on Demand (FoD) The fact is, starting from Windows 10 1809 (17763), you no longer have to manually download the latest version of RSAT from Microsoft. Now the Remote Server Administration Tools package is built into the Windows 10 image and is installed as a separate option (Features on Demand).
- Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) for Windows 10 is a collection of programs for IT pro. It helps to manage Servers from a Windows 10 computer. Starting with Windows 10 v1809 aka October.
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Note: There are multiple files available for this download. Once you click on the 'Download' button, you will be prompted to select the files you need.
WindowsTH-RSAT_WS_1709-x86.msu
WindowsTH-RSAT_WS_1803-x64.msu
WindowsTH-RSAT_WS_1803-x86.msu
WindowsTH-RSAT_WS2016-x64.msu
WindowsTH-RSAT_WS2016-x86.msu
System Requirements
Supported Operating System
Windows 10
**Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 10 can be installed ONLY on computers that are running the full release of Windows 10 Professional, Windows 10 Enterprise, or Windows 10 Education.** Remote Server Administration Tools cannot be installed on Windows RT, computers with an Advanced RISC Machine (ARM) architecture, or other system-on-chip devices.
Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 10 runs on both x86- and x64-based editions of the full release of Windows 10, Professional, Enterprise or Education editions. Download and install the version that matches the architecture of the computer on which you plan to install the administration tools. If you are not sure whether your computer is x86- or x64-based, see How to determine whether a computer is running a 32-bit version or 64-bit version of the Windows operating system.
Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 10 is available in the following languages: cs-CZ, de-DE, en-US, es-ES, fr-FR, hu-HU, it-IT, ja-JP, ko-KR, nl-NL, pl-PL, pt-BR, pt-PT, ru-RU, sv-SE, tr-TR, zh-CN, and zh-TW. If the system UI language of your Windows 10 operating system does not match any of the available RSAT languages, you must first install a Windows 10 Language Pack for a language that is supported by RSAT, and then try installing Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 10 again.
IMPORTANT: Remove all older versions of Administration Tools Pack or Remote Server Administration Tools—including older prerelease versions, and releases of the tools for different languages or locales—from the computer before you install Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 10. Only one copy at a time of Remote Server Administration Tools can be installed on a computer. If you have upgraded to Windows 10 from an older release of Windows, you will need to install Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 10 on the computer; no earlier releases of Remote Server Administration Tools are still installed on a computer that you have upgraded to Windows 10.
Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 10 includes support for remote management of computers that are running the Server Core installation option or the Minimal Server Graphical Interface configuration of Windows Server Technical Preview. However, Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 10 cannot be installed on any releases or installation options of the Windows Server operating system.
Earlier releases of Remote Server Administration Tools (such as those for Windows 8.1) are not available--nor do they run--on Windows 10.
Server Manager is included with Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 10; GUI-based tools that are part of this release of Remote Server Administration Tools can be opened by using commands on the Tools menu of the Server Manager console. To use Server Manager to access and manage remote servers that are running Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, or Windows Server 2012 R2, you must install several updates on the older operating systems. For more information about requirements for using Server Manager to manage remote servers, see Manage multiple, remote servers with Server Manager.
Install Instructions
To install Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 10
IMPORTANT: You can install Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 10 only on the full release of Windows 10 Professional or Windows 10 Enterprise.
- Download the Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 10 package that is appropriate for your computer's architecture. You can either run the installer from the Download Center website, or save the download package to a local computer or share. If you save the download package to a local computer or share, double-click the installer program, WindowsTH-KB2693643-x64.msu or WindowsTH-KB2693643-x86.msu, depending on the architecture of the computer on which you want to install the tools.
- When you are prompted by the Windows Update Standalone Installer dialog box to install the update, click Yes.
- Read and accept the license terms. Click I accept. Installation requires a few minutes to finish.
NOTE: All tools are enabled by default. You do not need to open Turn Windows features on or off in Windows 10 to enable tools that you want to use.
To turn off specific tools
- On the desktop, click Start, click All Apps, click Windows System, and then click Control Panel.
- Click Programs, and then in Programs and Features, click Turn Windows features on or off.
- In the Windows Features dialog box, expand Remote Server Administration Tools, and then expand either Role Administration Tools or Feature Administration Tools.
- Clear the check boxes for any tools that you want to turn off. Note that if you turn off Server Manager, the computer must be restarted, and tools that were accessible from the Tools menu of Server Manager must be opened from the Administrative Tools folder.
- When you are finished turning off tools that you do not want to use, click OK.
To uninstall Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 10
- On the desktop, click Start, click All Apps, click Windows System, and then click Control Panel.
- Under Programs, click Uninstall a program.
- Click View installed updates.
- Right-click Update for Microsoft Windows (KB2693643), and then click Uninstall.
- When you are asked if you are sure you want to uninstall the update, click Yes.
Additional Information.
RSAT package recommendations:
When to use WS_1803 RSAT Package: When managing Windows Server, version 1803 or Windows Server, version 1709
When to use WS2016 RSAT Package: When managing Windows Server 2016 or previous versions
When to use WS2016 RSAT Package: When managing Windows Server 2016 or previous versions
Administrative Tools is one of the most useful folders available in Windows 10. Tools contained there allow the user to manage many parameters of the operating system. Here are all ways you can use to access the Administrative Tools in Windows 10.
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Table of contents
Windows 10 comes with a number of utilities available in the Administrative Tools folder. These include:
Component Services - Manage Component Object Model (COM) components. These services should be used by developers and administrators.
Computer Management - Allows to manage various options of local or remote computers with a consolidated user interface. It allows you to maintain file systems, view logs and manage users and system services. This tool includes a number of tools which available separately in the Administrative Tools folder.
Defragment and Optimize Drives - While Windows automatically defragments drives as part of regular maintenance, this tool allows you to execute the defragmentation manually.
Disk Cleanup - Use this tool to remove temporary files, old logs, empty the Recycle Bin, and delete redundant Windows Update files.
Event Viewer - View system and application logs.
Hyper-V Manager - Allows the user to manage his virtualization platform where available.
iSCSI Initiator - Configures connections between storage devices on a network.
Local Security Policy - Launches the Group Policy Editor app.
ODBC Data Sources - Launches the Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) where the user configure connections to various database engines and data sources.
Performance Monitor - Shows systems information about CPU, RAM, network and other system resources usage in detail.
Print Management - Allows the user to manage printers and print servers on a network.
Resource Monitor - Shows the resource usage per app in detail.
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Services - Manages all the system services which run in the background in Windows.
System Configuration - This tool, known as msconfig.exe, allows the user to change the startup options of the operating system and manage its boot process.
System Information - Shows information about the computer, its OS and hardware. This tool as also known as msinfo32.exe.
Task Scheduler - This tool allows the user to schedule apps and tools to run automatically.
Windows Firewall with Advanced Security - Allows to change options for the built-in Firewall app on local or remote computer using the advacned user interface.
Windows Memory Diagnostic - Allows to check the installed RAM for errors.
Here how you can access them.
Open Administrative Tools from Start Menu
Click the Start button on the taskbar to open the Start menu in Windows 10 and go to Windows Administrative Tools in the All Apps view.
Tip: You can save your time and use alphabet navigation in the Start menu.
Expand the Administrative Tools group and you are done.
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Open Administrative Tools from Settings
To access Administrative Tools from the Settings app, do the following.
Open Settings and go to System -> About.
In Related Settings, click on the link Additional administrative tools and you are done.
Open Administrative Tools from Control Panel
Open Control Panel and go to Control PanelSystem and SecurityAdministrative Tools. All the tools will be available there.
Open Administrative Tools with Shell Command
Press Win + R on the keyboard and type or paste the following in the Run box:
The command above is a special shell command. You can use shell commands to access various system folders and options directly. For the full command reference, see the following article: List of shell commands in Windows 10.
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