If you’re an IT administrator managing multiple Windows servers, you may have heard of Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT). RSAT is a collection of Microsoft utilities that let you manage Windows Server roles and features remotely from a Windows client machine — meaning you don’t need to log in to the server itself to perform administrative tasks.

In this article, I will explain how to install RSAT on Windows 11. There are several ways to install RSAT on your device, and the installation process varies across different Windows versions.

How to install RSAT on Windows 11

Here’s how you can install the GUI version of RSAT from Windows Settings:

1. In the “Settings” menu, click on “System”, and then click “Optionalfeatures

System in Windows 11

2. Click “View features”.

Optional features - System - Windows 11

3. Click “See available features”.

View features in Windows 11

4. Type “RSAT” in the search field.

RSAT features found after search

5. Select the RSAT features you want to install and then click “Add”.

Add the desired RSAT feature

6. Wait for operations to complete before closing the window.

RSAT feature installation