How to Install Windows Remote Administration Tools for Windows 7 (adminPak equivalent)
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If you were not lucky enough to get a copy of Windows 7 Enterprise Edition, you will notice that tools like "Active Directory Users and Computers"(dsa.msc), "DHCP", gpmc.msc and others are not available. To get these, follow the instructions below. !!NOTE!! -- The installer for KB137379 TAKES a LONG time to run. You may not even get a dialog box after clicking the installer for several minutes. DO NOT KILL installer. Be patient.
To install the Administration Tools pack by using the Windows interface |
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Download the Administration Tools package from the Microsoft Web site (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=137379).
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Open the folder into which the package downloaded, double-click the package to unpack the files, and then start the Remote Server Administration Tools Setup Wizard.
Note You must accept the License Terms and Limited Warranty to install Administration Tools.
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Complete all the steps that are required by the wizard, and then click Finish to exit the wizard when installation is completed.
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Click Start, click Control Panel, and then click Programs.
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In the Programs and Features area, click Turn Windows features on or off.
If you are prompted by User Account Control to allow the Windows Features dialog box to open, click Continue.
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In the Windows Features dialog box, expand Remote Server Administration Tools.
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Select the remote management tools that you want to install, and then click OK.
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Configure the Start menu to display the Administration Tools shortcut, if it is not already there.
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Right-click Start, and then click Properties.
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On the Start Menu tab, click Customize.
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In the Customize Start Menu dialog box, scroll down to System Administrative Tools, and then select Display on the All Programs menu and the Start menu. Click OK.
Shortcuts for snap-ins installed by Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 7 are added to the Administrative Tools list on the Start menu.
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To install the Administration Tools pack by using a command line |
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Download the Administration Tools package from the Microsoft Web site (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=137379).
Note the location into which you are downloading the package, because you have to change to that directory later in this procedure to continue installing the Administration Tools pack.
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On the computer that is running Windows 7, open a Command Prompt session with elevated user rights by clicking Start, clicking All Programs, clicking Accessories, right-clicking Command Prompt, and then clicking Run as administrator.
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Change to the directory into which you downloaded the Administration Tools package, type one of the following, depending upon your computer’s architecture, and then press Enter to install Administration Tools.
- Windows6.1-KB958830-x86.msu /quiet
- Windows6.1-KB958830-x64.msu /quiet
- Windows6.1-KB958830-x86.msu /quiet
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After the Administration Tools package is installed, show the command IDs of the tools you want to enable by typing the following, and then pressing Enter. Look for feature names that begin with RemoteServerAdministrationTools.
dism /online /get-features
Note The DISM command-line utility is case-sensitive. Be sure to use the exact feature name, preserving capitalization, in installation or removal commands.
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In the Command Prompt session, use a command in the following format to enable remote administration tools. Tool names can be nested in a multilevel hierarchy of parent nodes; note the relationship of the tool you want to install to its parent nodes in the results of step 4.
dism /online /enable-feature /featurename:RemoteServerAdministrationTools /featurename:RemoteServerAdministrationTools-<feature-parent (if applicable)> /featurename:RemoteServerAdministrationTools-<feature-parent (if applicable)>-<feature-name>
In the following example, the administrator installs the Server Manager console onto a computer that is running Windows 7. Server Manager has only the RemoteServerAdministrationTools parent node.
dism /online /enable-feature /featurename:RemoteServerAdministrationTools /featurename:RemoteServerAdministrationTools-ServerManager
In the following example, the administrator installs the DNS Server role management snap-in.
dism /online /enable-feature /featurename:RemoteServerAdministrationTools /featurename:RemoteServerAdministrationTools-Roles /featurename:RemoteServerAdministrationTools-Roles-DNS
In the following example, the administrator installs the Group Policy Management feature snap-in.
dism /online /enable-feature /featurename:RemoteServerAdministrationTools /featurename:RemoteServerAdministrationTools-Features /featurename:RemoteServerAdministrationTools-Features-GP
If the Administration Tools pack was removed from a computer that is running Windows 7, you can install it again by following these steps. On the command line, you can disable all tools at the same time, or specific tools.
- To reinstall or remove individual remote administration tools by using the Windows interface
- To disable tools by using the command line
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To reinstall or remove individual remote administration tools by using the Windows interface |
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Click Start, click Control Panel, and then click Programs.
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In the Programs and Features area, click Turn Windows features on or off.
If you are prompted by User Account Control to allow the Windows Features dialog box to open, click Continue.
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In the Windows Features dialog box, expand Remote Server Administration Tools.
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Select the remote management tools that you want to install, or clear the check boxes for any tools that you want to remove, and then click OK.
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To disable tools by using the command line |
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On the computer that is running Windows 7, open a Command Prompt session with elevated user rights by clicking Start, clicking All Programs, clicking Accessories, right-clicking Command Prompt, and then clicking Run as administrator.
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Type a command in the following format, and then press Enter.
dism /online /disable-feature /featurename:RemoteServerAdministrationTools-<feature-parent (if applicable)>-<feature-name>
In the following example, the administrator disables the Group Policy Management snap-in.
dism /online /disable-feature /featurename:RemoteServerAdministrationTools-Features-GP
In the following example, the administrator disables the Server Manager console.
dism /online /disable-feature /featurename:RemoteServerAdministrationTools-ServerManager
In the following example, the administrator disables the DNS Server snap-in.
dism /online /disable-feature /featurename:RemoteServerAdministrationTools-Roles-DNS
Note To obtain command IDs, see step 4 of the procedure To install the Administration Tools pack by using a command line.
You can remove Administration Tools from a computer by using either the Uninstall a program utility in Control Panel, or a Command Prompt session.
- To remove the Administration Tools pack by using the Windows interface
- To remove the Administration Tools pack by using a command line
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To remove the Administration Tools pack by using the Windows interface |
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Click Start, click Control Panel, and then click Uninstall a program in the Programs area.
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Click View installed updates.
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Select Update for Microsoft Windows (958830).
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Click Uninstall.
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To remove the Administration Tools pack by using a command line |
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On the computer that is running Windows 7, open a Command Prompt session with elevated user rights by clicking Start, clicking All Programs, clicking Accessories, right-clicking Command Prompt, and then clicking Run as administrator.
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Find the name of the Administration Tools package by typing the following, and then pressing Enter.
dism /online /Get-Packages
In the command results, look for the package name that contains the text RemoteServerAdministrationTools.
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Type the following, and then press Enter to remove the package from the computer, in which Name represents the entire name of the package that you obtained in step 2, including version number and architecture information.
dism /online /Remove-Package /PackageName:<Name>
| MSC file name | MMC name | Windows Server 2008 | Windows Server 2012 |
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| adfs.msc | Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) | + | |
| AdRmsAdmin.msc | Active Directory Rights Management Services | + | + |
| adsiedit.msc | ADSI edit | + | + |
| azman.msc | Authorization Manager | + | + |
| certlm.msc | Certificates (Local Computer) | + | |
| certmgr.msc | Certificates (Current User) | + | + |
| certsrv.msc | Certification Authority | + | + |
| certtmpl.msc | Certificate Templates | + | + |
| CIADV.MSC | Indexing Service | + | |
| CluAdmin.msc | Failover Cluster Manager | + | + |
| comexp.msc | Component Services | + | + |
| compmgmt.msc | Computer Management | + | + |
| da6to4.msc | Performance Monitor (Network Interfaces) | + | |
| daiphttps.msc | Performance Monitor (HTTPS traffic) | + | |
| daipsecdos.msc | Performance Monitor (IPsec) | + | |
| daisatap.msc | Performance Monitor (ISATAP) | + | |
| DAMgmt.msc | DirectAccess | + | |
| datrds.msc | Performance Monitor (Teredo Server) | + | + |
| devmgmt.msc | Device Manager | + | + |
| dfsmgmt.msc | DFS Management | + | + |
| dhcpmgmt.msc | DHCP | + | + |
| diskmgmt.msc | Disk Management | + | + |
| dnsmgmt.msc | DNS Manager | + | + |
| domain.msc | Active Directory Domains and Trusts | + | + |
| dsa.msc | Active Directory Users and Computers | + | + |
| dssite.msc | Active Directory Sites and Cervices | + | + |
| eventvwr.msc | Event Viewer | + | + |
| FailoverClusters.SnapInHelper.msc | Failover Cluster Manager | + | + |
| fsmgmt.msc | Shared Folders | + | + |
| fsrm.msc | File Server Resource Manager | + | + |
| fxsadmin.msc | Microsoft Fax Service Manager | + | + |
| gpedit.msc | Local Group Policy Editor | + | + |
| gpmc.msc | Group Policy Managerment | + | + |
| gpme.msc | Group Policy Managerment Editor | + | + |
| gptedit.msc | Group Policy Starter GPO Editor | + | |
| gptedit.msc | Local Group Policy Editor | + | |
| HCSCFG.MSC | Health Registration Authority | + | + |
| idmumgmt.msc | Microsoft Identity Management for UNIX | + | + |
| iis.msc | Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager | + | + |
| iis6.msc | Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 Manager | + | + |
| lsdiag.msc | RD Licensing Diagnoser | + | |
| lusrmgr.msc | Local Users and Groups | + | + |
| Microsoft.IdentityServer.msc | AD FS | + | |
| NAPCLCFG.MSC | NAP Client Configuration | + | + |
| nfsmgmt.msc | Services for Network File System | + | + |
| nps.msc | Network Policy Server | + | + |
| ocsp.msc | Online Responder | + | + |
| perfmon.msc | Performance Monitor | + | + |
| pkiview.msc | Enterprise PKI | + | + |
| printmanagement.msc | Print Management | + | + |
| remoteprograms.msc | RemoteApp Manager (Local) | + | |
| rrasmgmt.msc | Routing and Remote Access | + | + |
| rsop.msc | Resultant Set of Policy | + | + |
| SanMmc.msc | Storage Manager for SANs (Local) | + | |
| sbmgr.msc | Remote Desktop Connection Manager | + | |
| ScanManagement.msc | Scan Management | + | + |
| secpol.msc | Local Security Policy | + | + |
| ServerManager.msc | Server Manager | + | |
| services.msc | Services | + | + |
| storagemgmt.msc | Share and Storage Management | + | + |
| storexpl.msc | Storage Explorer | + | |
| tapimgmt.msc | Telephony | + | + |
| taskschd.msc | Task Scheduler | + | + |
| tpm.msc | Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Management | + | + |
| tsadmin.msc | Remote Desktop Services Manager | + | |
| tsconfig.msc | Remote Desktop Session Host Configuration | + | |
| tsgateway.msc | RD Gateway Manager | + | + |
| tsmmc.msc | Remote Desktops | + | |
| virtmgmt.msc | Hyper-V Manager | + | + |
| wbadmin.msc | Windows Server Backup | + | + |
| WdsMgmt.msc | Windows Deployment Services | + | + |
| WF.msc | Windows Firewall with Advanced Security | + | + |
| winsmgmt.msc | WINS | + | + |
| wlbadmin.msc | Windows Server Backup | + | |
| WmiMgmt.msc | WMI Management | + | + |
| WSRM.msc | Windows System Resource Manager | + | + |
| wsus.msc | Update Services |