Active directory Users and Computers on Windows 7
Download the Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 7.
Note: Windows 7 Professional or better.
Install the software then run the follow commands to enable the AD Users & Computer snapin.
dism /online /enable-feature /featurename:RemoteServerAdministrationTools
dism /online /enable-feature /featurename:RemoteServerAdministrationTools-Roles
dism /online /enable-feature /featurename:RemoteServerAdministrationTools-Roles-AD
dism /online /enable-feature /featurename:RemoteServerAdministrationTools-Roles-AD-DS
dism /online /enable-feature /featurename:RemoteServerAdministrationTools-Roles-AD-DS-SnapIns
I received an error when trying to install the snapin directly.
c:\>dism /online /enable-feature /featurename:RemoteServerAdministrationTools-Roles-AD-DS-SnapIns
Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 6.1.7600.16385
Image Version: 6.1.7601.17514
Enabling feature(s)
[==========================100.0%========================= ]
Error: 50
The operation completed but RemoteServerAdministrationTools-Roles-AD-DS-SnapIns feature was not enabled.
Ensure that the following parent feature(s) are enabled first. If they are already enabled, refer to the log file for further diagnostics.
RemoteServerAdministrationTools-Roles-AD-DS, RemoteServerAdministrationTools-Roles-AD, RemoteServerAdministrationTools-Roles, RemoteServerAdministrationTools
Per the error message, install one component at a time.
c:\>dism /online /enable-feature /featurename:RemoteServerAdministrationTools
Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 6.1.7600.16385
Image Version: 6.1.7601.17514
Enabling feature(s)
[==========================100.0%========================= ]
The operation completed successfully.
c:\admin\dism /online /enable-feature /featurename:RemoteServerAdministrationTools-Roles
Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 6.1.7600.16385
Image Version: 6.1.7601.17514
Enabling feature(s)
[==========================100.0%========================= ]
The operation completed successfully.
c:\>dism /online /enable-feature /featurename:RemoteServerAdministrationTools-Roles-AD
Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 6.1.7600.16385
Image Version: 6.1.7601.17514
Enabling feature(s)
[==========================100.0%========================= ]
The operation completed successfully.
c:\>dism /online /enable-feature /featurename:RemoteServerAdministrationTools-Roles-AD-DS
Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 6.1.7600.16385
Image Version: 6.1.7601.17514
Enabling feature(s)
[==========================100.0%========================= ]
The operation completed successfully.
c:\>dism /online /enable-feature /featurename:RemoteServerAdministrationTools-Roles-AD-DS-SnapIns
Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 6.1.7600.16385
Image Version: 6.1.7601.17514
Enabling feature(s)
[==========================100.0%==========================]
The operation completed successfully.
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