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Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 10 Released
As part of a larger launch today, RSAT for Windows 10 is now available.
Rod Trent
August 19, 2015
1 Min Read
Administrators everywhere have been waiting for these tools to land, and now they have – as part of a much larger release today, including Technical Preview 3 for Windows Server 2016 and System Center 2016.
The Remote Server Administration Tools (or, RSAT), include tools to remotely manage Windows Servers. This set, released today, allow even Windows 10 users to manage their servers.
Here's what's available:
Server Manager
Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-ins
Consoles
Windows PowerShell cmdlets and providers
Command-line tools for managing roles and features that run on Windows Server Technical Preview
Additionally, you should know that RSAT for Windows 10 CANNOT manage:
DHCP Tools. Dhcpmgmt.msc is not available in this release of RSAT, but equivalent Windows PowerShell cmdlets are available.
IP Address Management (IPAM). IPAM tools are not available in this release of RSAT.
Network Policy Server Tools. The NPS console is not supported on a Windows client-based operating system, and will be removed from future releases of RSAT.
Routing and Remote Access Tools. Routing and Remote Access Tools that are GUI-based cannot be used for remote configuration in this release of RSAT, but the equivalent Windows PowerShell cmdlets are available.
Grab the tools here: Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 10
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