RSAT is Not Installing on Windows 10? Fix it in 3 Steps

Apply these solutions to successfully install RSAT

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Updated onOctober 4, 2023

updated onOctober 4, 2023

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If you are an IT admin, then you know the importance of RSAT. With RSAT or Remote Server Administration Tools, an IT admin can remotely manage the roles and features of Windows Server from a client machine.

In case theRSAT installationfails on your PC, then it hinders the task of an IT admin. In this guide, we will show you different methods to fix RSAT not installing on Windows 10 problem. Let us check out the solutions.

What is RSAT?

As already explained, using RSAT, IT admins can manage the roles and features of Windows Server remotely. Do note that RSAT cannot be installed on Home or Standard editions of Windows.

You need to be running Professional or Enterprise editions of the Windows client operating system. In the RSAT for Windows 10, all tools are enabled by default.

The RSAT or Remote Server AdministrationTools includeServer Manager, MMC (Microsoft Management Console),and Windows PowerShell cmdlet modules that can be used to manage roles and features that are running on Remote servers.

How can I fix RSAT not installing Windows 10 problem?

Before applying the advanced solutions, let us go through the simple solutions and hopefully resolve the problem at our end.

If the above solutions did not fix the problem, let us go through the advanced solutions to fix the problem.

1. Install RSAT using PowerShell

2. Modify the UseWUServer registry key

Several of our readers were able to fix the problem of RSAT not installing on Windows 10 by simply disabling the UseWUServer key. After the installation is complete, you should revert the value of the UseWUServer key to 1.

If the UseWUServer registry key is set to the value of 1 it will by default configure Automatic Updates to use a server that is running Software Update Services and prevents it from using Windows Update.

3. Install the US English pack on your system

Some users have reported that installing the English (United States) language pack on their Windows 10 PC has helped them resolve the RSAT not installing on Windows 10 problem.

If the above solutions did not help, then we would suggest you reset Windows 10. Follow the steps mentioned in our guide tosafely reset your Windows 10 PCand then try installing RSAT on your PC.

We have a guide that explains how you caninstall RSAT on Windows 11using just 3 simple steps.

Feel free to let us know in the comments below which one of the above solutions resolved the RSAT not installing on Windows 10 problem.

RSAT is Not Installing on Windows 10? Fix it in 3 Steps#

What is RSAT?#

How can I fix RSAT not installing Windows 10 problem?#

1. Install RSAT using PowerShell#

2. Modify the UseWUServer registry key#

3. Install the US English pack on your system#