Command returns no results - Why? - Windows Server 2019 - Get-WindowsCapability -Name RSAT -Online

Steve Y 96 Reputation points
2021-07-07T13:28:53.23+00:00

I have a Windows Server 2019 Standard 1809 virtual server built up.
When running the command: 

Get-WindowsCapability -Name RSAT -Online

No results are returned at all.

I need a PowerShell script to install specifically the AD DS+LDS Toolset if its not already installed and available so the ActiveDirectory PowerShell module can be used within scripts.

If I run Get-WindowsFeature -Name RSAT, this returns the Remote Server Administration Toolset, and lists the AD DS+LDS Tools that are required, but I can't find a way to specifically install just that one tool, and not the entire RSAT tooling list.

Please can someone clarify what I should be running in order to install specifically the one RSAT feature I require?

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  1. Steve Y 96 Reputation points
    2021-07-07T17:17:24.45+00:00

    How utterly and absolutely ridiculous:

    You can't install RSAT on computers that are running Home or Standard editions of Windows. You can install RSAT only on Professional or Enterprise editions of the Windows client operating system.

    Because you can via the GUI, because I have them installed... but command line install doesn't show them.

    Good job, Microsoft!

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  1. Rich Matheisen 44,696 Reputation points
    2021-07-07T14:58:19.217+00:00

    The "-Name parameter doesn't accept wildcards:

    -Name

    Specifies the identity of the capability in an operating system image to get.

    Type: String
    Position: Named
    Default value: None
    Accept pipeline input: True
    Accept wildcard characters: False

    Try this: 

    Get-WindowsCapability -Online |
    Wher-Object {$_.Name -Like "rsat*"
  2. Rich Matheisen 44,696 Reputation points
    2021-07-07T18:41:32.623+00:00

    As odd as this may seem, I think the "capability" of RSAT is just part of Win 2019. Why you can't see it (as you can in the GUI) I don't know. However, you can use: 

    $x=Get-WindowsFeature -Name RSAT*

$x[0]

Display Name                                            Name                       Install State
------------                                            ----                       -------------
[X] Remote Server Administration Tools                  RSAT                           Installed

$x.count
46

$x.name
RSAT
RSAT-Feature-Tools
RSAT-SMTP
RSAT-Feature-Tools-BitLocker
RSAT-Feature-Tools-BitLocker-RemoteAdminTool
RSAT-Feature-Tools-BitLocker-BdeAducExt
RSAT-Bits-Server
RSAT-DataCenterBridging-LLDP-Tools
RSAT-Clustering
RSAT-Clustering-Mgmt
RSAT-Clustering-PowerShell
RSAT-Clustering-AutomationServer
RSAT-Clustering-CmdInterface
RSAT-NLB
RSAT-Shielded-VM-Tools
RSAT-SNMP
RSAT-Storage-Replica
RSAT-WINS
RSAT-Role-Tools
RSAT-AD-Tools
RSAT-AD-PowerShell
RSAT-ADDS
RSAT-AD-AdminCenter
RSAT-ADDS-Tools
RSAT-ADLDS
RSAT-Hyper-V-Tools
RSAT-RDS-Tools
RSAT-RDS-Gateway
RSAT-RDS-Licensing-Diagnosis-UI
RSAT-ADCS
RSAT-ADCS-Mgmt
RSAT-Online-Responder
RSAT-ADRMS
RSAT-DHCP
RSAT-DNS-Server
RSAT-Fax
RSAT-File-Services
RSAT-DFS-Mgmt-Con
RSAT-FSRM-Mgmt
RSAT-NFS-Admin
RSAT-NPAS
RSAT-Print-Services
RSAT-RemoteAccess
RSAT-RemoteAccess-Mgmt
RSAT-RemoteAccess-PowerShell
RSAT-VA-Tools
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