Add-WindowsCapability -Name "Rsat.ActiveDirectory.DS-LDS.Tools~~~~0.0.1.0" -Online -LimitAccess -Source "https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com" (Note: The ~0.0.1.0 is the generic version number. Use Get-WindowsCapability to see the exact version on your build.) You cannot deploy this via GPO startup script easily because the user must be logged in? Actually, you can. Use DISM in an offline or online state.
It isn't there. And it hasn’t been there since Windows 10. install active directory users and computers windows 11
# Run as Admin Get-AppxPackage -Name "Microsoft.Windows.RSAT" | Remove-AppxPackage -AllUsers Remove-Item -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions\Approved" -Name "E5E8F684-9E09-420C-87D0-1E3EBE49D898" -Force # Reboot # Then reinstall via PowerShell Windows 11 has a feature called "Randomized Source Port" for DNS and LDAP by default. While great for security, it wreaks havoc on high-latency WAN links to RODCs. Add-WindowsCapability -Name "Rsat
A corrupted Windows update cache or a mismatched .NET Framework version. Use DISM in an offline or online state
If you are a systems administrator, you know the drill. You get a fresh Windows 11 workstation, you join it to the domain, and then you open the Start menu to look for Active Directory Users and Computers (ADUC) .
Open regedit and navigate to: HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters Create a new DWORD (32-bit): Disabledynamic** (Wait, that's for DNS. For LDAP specifically, ensure your TCP Offloading is disabled on your NIC driver).
DISM /Online /Add-Capability /CapabilityName:Rsat.ActiveDirectory.DS-LDS.Tools~~~~0.0.1.0 /Source:"\\NetworkShare\FOD\Windows11" /LimitAccess Pro tip: You must download the FOD ISO from the Volume Licensing Service Center (VLSC) to use the /Source switch. Otherwise, every machine downloads 200MB from the internet individually. That kills branch office bandwidth. You installed ADUC. You open it. You connect to the domain. But you see only a handful of OUs or get "Access Denied."