Active Directory Users and Computers MMC snap-in for Windows 7

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Is there an equivalent tool available for use in Windows 7   I just need to browse the membership of some small Active Directory groups that are deep within a huge hierarchy  so I can eventually write code to work with those groups   The Windows Server 2003 version of the installer works  but the resulting MMC snap in just won t start up   EDIT  I d like to preemptively strike against more requests to close the question   This is a tool that I assume many programmers use to assist in programming-related tasks such as testing code that modifies Active Directory content   There are tons of other questions about developer tools here on Stack Overflow

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You have to enable the features in Add Remove Programs section of your Control Panel  Select  Turn Windows features on or off

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As  me1  has mentioned you can do this assuming that your version of Windows 7 is either Professional or Ultimate  the PC is on the domain and you have preinstall the Remote Server Administration Tools  Windows6 1-KB958830-x64-RefreshPkg msu or newer  then you ll be able to do the following   Step 1  Select  Start   select  Control Panel   select  Programs  and click on  Turn Windows features on or off    Step 2  Check the following 5 features    remote server administration tools feature administration tools group policy management tools    remote server administration tools feature administration tools smtp server tools    remote server administration tools role administration tools ad ds and ad lds tools active directory module for windows powershell    remote server administration tools role administration tools ad ds and ad lds tools ad ds tools active directory administrative center    remote server administration tools role administration tools ad ds and ad lds tools ad ds tools ad ds snap-ins and command-line tools   Step 3  Click  OK

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I know that this question is old  but it is first in google searches  For the windows 8 1  the tools can be downloaded here http   support microsoft com kb 2693643  For the windows 10  the tools can be downloaded here https   www microsoft com en-us download details aspx id 45520  EDIT  After installing the Windows 10 2015  Fall Update   I had to reinstall the remote server administration tools

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Per Noalt s answer is correct   However  if you want the snap-in mentioned in the title  Users and Computers   you ll also have to run these commands at a command-line afterwards  as an Administrator   dism  online  enable-feature  featurename RemoteServerAdministrationTools-Roles-AD-DS dism  online  enable-feature  featurename RemoteServerAdministrationTools-Roles-AD-DS-SnapIns   Note - I had to run these in order for AD Users and Computers to show up  as they were disabled on my computer after the install   This might not be the case for all users

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There are new instructions as of the Windows 10 October 2018 update      Just go to  Manage optional features  in Settings and click  Add a feature  to see the list of available RSAT tools  Select and install the specific RSAT tools you need  To see installation progress  click the Back button to view status on the  Manage optional features  page    Source  https   www microsoft com en-us download details aspx id 45520

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For Windows Vista and Windows 7 you need to get the Remote Server Administration Tools  RSAT  - the Active Directory Users  amp  Computers Snap-In is included in that pack  Download link  Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows 7

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The commands from WEFX worked for me after I enabled the parent features  RemoteServerAdministrationTools  RemoteServerAdministrationTools-Roles  and RemoteServerAdministrationTools-Roles-AD

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I m not allowed to use Turn Windows features on or off  but running all of these commands in an elevated command prompt  Run as Administrator  finally got Active Directory Users and Computers to show up under Administrative Tools on the start menu   dism  online  enable-feature  featurename RemoteServerAdministrationTools dism  online  enable-feature  featurename RemoteServerAdministrationTools-Roles dism  online  enable-feature  featurename RemoteServerAdministrationTools-Roles-AD dism  online  enable-feature  featurename RemoteServerAdministrationTools-Roles-AD-DS dism  online  enable-feature  featurename RemoteServerAdministrationTools-Roles-AD-DS-SnapIns dism  online  enable-feature  featurename RemoteServerAdministrationTools-Roles-AD-DS-AdministrativeCenter dism  online  enable-feature  featurename RemoteServerAdministrationTools-Roles-AD-DS-NIS dism  online  enable-feature  featurename RemoteServerAdministrationTools-Roles-AD-LDS dism  online  enable-feature  featurename RemoteServerAdministrationTools-Roles-AD-Powershell   I had downloaded and installed the RSAT  Windows 7 Link  Windows Vista Link  before running these commands   It s quite likely that this is more than you features than you actually need  but at least it s not too few

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RE  enabling features via the command line   Alternatively  you can enable whichever features you re interested in via the Programs and Features control panel  From the download page Per Noalt provided      Click Start  click Control Panel  and then click Programs          In the Programs and Features area  click Turn Windows features on   or off    If you are prompted by User Account Control to enable the Windows   Features dialog box to open  click Continue    In the Windows Features dialog box  expand Remote Server   Administration Tools    Select the remote management tools that you want to install

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As  CraigHyatt mentioned in one of the comments    Control Panel -  Programs and Features -  Turn Windows features on or off -  Remote Server Administration Tools -  AD DS and AD LDS Tools   This worked like a charm in Windows Server 2008  A reboot was necessary  but the Active Directory Users and Computers snap in was available after that

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Hey guys it exist a much more sexy tool for a developper to have a look into a Directory  whatever the Directory is  Active-Directory  OpenLDAP  eDirectory      its name is Apache Directory studio  it works in the same way on the top of java in Windows or in Linux  It s a kind of universal LDP EXE for those who know this tool on Windows Servers  It allows to create LDIF files and also to browse the SCHEMA

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