RSAT tools enable an administrator to install all the important management consoles on their own client computer and manage all the servers directly from it. The client computer may be running Windows, rather than Microsoft Server, enabling them to manage the remote servers with RSAT. Below you will find the download links of RSAT tools for all Windows operating systems including Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, and Windows 7.

Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT)

Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) enables system administrators to remotely manage roles and features in Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2008 R2 from a computer that is running Windows.

RSAT Compatible Versions

You cannot install RSAT on computers that are running Home or Standard editions of Windows. You can install RSAT only on Professional, Enterprise, or Education editions of the Windows client operating system. Unless the download page specifically states that RSAT applies to a beta, preview, or other pre-release versions of Windows, you must run a full (RTM) release of the Windows operating system to install and use RSAT. Although some users have found ways of manually cracking or hacking the RSAT .MSU files to install RSAT on unsupported versions of Windows, this is a violation of the Windows end-user license agreement.

RSAT Installation

Installing RSAT is similar to installing Adminpak.msi on Windows 2000-based or Windows XP-based client computers. However, there is one major difference: On Windows Vista and Windows 7, the tools are not automatically available after you download and install RSAT. You must enable the tools that you want to use by using the Control Panel. To do this, open the “Programs and Features” page in the Control Panel by typing in appwiz.cpl in Run, and then click “Turn Windows features on or off” from the left.

How to Access RSAT

In the RSAT releases for Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8.1, and Windows 8, the tools are enabled by default. You can open “Turn Windows features on or off” to disable the tools that you don’t want to use. In RSAT for Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8.1, and Windows 8, you access GUI-based tools on the “Tools” menu from within the Server Manager console.

You can download the respective RSAT from the links given below, according to your operating system. You can check your operating system’s version by typing in winver in Run. whichever OS version you are using, you can easily download and install the RSAT for your Windows from here. All the links given are official and don’t contain any virus or ads.

Windows 11

Install RSAT for Windows 11

Windows 10 (Version 1809 or Later)

Install RSAT for Windows 10 Version 1809 or later

Windows 10 (Version 1803 or Earlier)

Download RSAT for Windows 10 All Versions

Windows 8.1

Download RSAT for Windows 8.1 (32-bit + 64-bit)

Windows 8

Download RSAT for Windows 8 (32-bit + 64-bit)

Windows 7

Download RSAT for Windows 7 (32-bit + 64-bit)

Closing Words

Remote Server Administration Tools enable sysadmins to configure multiple servers remotely while using a client (Windows) operating system. This way, they do not need to get up each time a configuration needs to be made, and neither do they need to have a Server operating system installed on their own computer. Also see:

How To Download And Install RSAT Tools On Windows 11How to Install RSAT Tools on Windows 10 (Version 1809 and Later)Download All Windows ADK VersionsHow To Enable Remote Desktop Connection RDC In Windows 118 Ways to open Computer Management Console (compmgmt.msc) in Windows