How to add Active Directory module in PowerShell in Windows 7
If you are planning to run a Powershell script with Active Directory commandlets on a Win 7 machine or any other machine that DOES NOT have AD role then you need to do some preliminary steps as listed below.
Step1:
By default one can not import Active Directory module in Powershell in Windows 7. You need to do either of the below:
- Download "Active Directory Management Gateway Service" on 2003 or 2008 server [https://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=2852]
- Download "Remote Server Administration Tools" on Win 7 [KB958830: https://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=7887]
By doing this you will get the Active directory module to be used in the Power shell scripting.
In this article I have explained the steps for Windows 7.
Step2:
After the installation of the KB958830 go to Windows Feature and enabled the highlighted items as below.