Installing and setting up ADUC on Windows Workstation


  1. In the Search field, type Powershell and Windows PowerShell should appear. Right-click the mouse, choose Run As Administrator and enter your -adm credentials.

    windows powershell

  2. Run the following command: Add-WindowsCapability -Online -Name Rsat.ActiveDirectory.DS-LDS.Tools~~~~0.0.1.0

    Windows Power Shell entering command.

  3. The install may take a few minutes to run, and progress should show in the prompt as seen below. The prompt shouldn’t report any errors if successful.

    Windows Power Shell running command.

    Windows PowerShell done running command with no errors.

  4. After the installation, you should have an option for Windows Administrative Tools on the Start menu. From there, you can select any of the Active Directory tools.

    Windows Administrative Tools