For a task sequence in SCCM or MDT:
Microsoft has shifted the paradigm. The old days of downloading a massive "RSAT.msi" file from the Microsoft Download Center are dead. On Windows 11, RSAT (Remote Server Administration Tools) is now an . This is actually a blessing in disguise—it ensures version parity with your domain controllers and keeps your tools updated via Windows Update. install active directory users and computers windows 11
Add-WindowsCapability -Name "Rsat.ActiveDirectory.DS-LDS.Tools~~~~0.0.1.0" -Online -LimitAccess -Source "https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com" (Note: The ~0.0.1.0 is the generic version number. Use Get-WindowsCapability to see the exact version on your build.) You cannot deploy this via GPO startup script easily because the user must be logged in? Actually, you can. Use DISM in an offline or online state. For a task sequence in SCCM or MDT:
Windows 11 treats RSAT like any other app. If you are a on your Windows 11 box but only a Domain User in AD, you hit a wall. This is actually a blessing in disguise—it ensures
It isn't there. And it hasn’t been there since Windows 10.
# Run as Admin Get-AppxPackage -Name "Microsoft.Windows.RSAT" | Remove-AppxPackage -AllUsers Remove-Item -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions\Approved" -Name "E5E8F684-9E09-420C-87D0-1E3EBE49D898" -Force # Reboot # Then reinstall via PowerShell Windows 11 has a feature called "Randomized Source Port" for DNS and LDAP by default. While great for security, it wreaks havoc on high-latency WAN links to RODCs.
Open regedit and navigate to: HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters Create a new DWORD (32-bit): Disabledynamic** (Wait, that's for DNS. For LDAP specifically, ensure your TCP Offloading is disabled on your NIC driver).