Windows 10 1809 removed AD & DNS?

Hi,

Try install RSAT on your machine again as the upgrade would have removed it.

Run this

@"%SystemRoot%\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -NoProfile -InputFormat None -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://chocolatey.org/install.ps1'))" && SET "PATH=%PATH%;%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\chocolatey\bin"
choco install rsat

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That's normal behavior - for every version of Windows 10 so far, there was a specific version of RSAT that needed to be installed.
But since 1809, DO NOT INSTALL RSAT SEPARATELY!
RSAT is finally an optional feature that comes with the OS and doesn't have to be reinstalled after each OS update.

Go to Settings -> Apps -> "Manage optional features", click the "+" next to "Add a feature", select the RSAT tools you want.

Or using the command line, get a list of features:

dism.exe /online /Get-Capabilities

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And install them as listed above (for your case):

dism.exe /online /Add-Capability /CapabilityName:Rsat.ActiveDirectory.DS-LDS.Tools~~~~0.0.1.0
dism.exe /online /Add-Capability /CapabilityName:Rsat.Dns.Tools~~~~0.0.1.0

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Hey,

just install RSAT, you don't need to enable anything in windows 10 anymore.

install RSAT and you're good to go, I had the same issue when I got my new machine.

Thanks

J

Note that you will have issues with Optional Features if using WSUS and having download from MS sites disabled, as most do. In that case it is best to temporarily disable WSUS locally (by changing the AU registry key), then start the feature updates as shown above, and then re-set the WSUS AU key.

I've tried both the mentioned solutions, Command line & App's/Add Features. Neither one works.  If i use the Apps/Add Features I can select the tools i want & click install, iit gets removed from the list then shortly after the list refreshes with the tool back & option to install.  If i run the command it goes though the steps, Shows DISM version, below that Image Version then i just sits with a blinking l

Going back through Optional Feature History I see all failures, but not explanation of why it failed.

For us we had to log into VL download FoD content then apply.  Followed second link in oBdA comment.

Thanks All.  :)