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Copper Contributor

Oct 04, 2017

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RSAT missing DNS Server Tools?

Hi, on a fresh Win 10 insider client (16278 updated to 16299) I installed Windows_InsiderPreview_RSAT_x64_16279 but it seems to be missing DNS Server Tools, the MMC snap-in. All other tools like AD,...

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Samuel Li
Jan 18, 2018
[UPDATE] The final 1803 release of RSAT is now on the public RSAT download page. Look for the WS_1803 package there, thanks!

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Here's the official KB workaround published by the DNS team:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4055558/rsat-missing-dns-server-tool-in-windows-10-version-1709 (thanks Christoff MOrlOck for posting this previously)

The RSAT download page now also has this info under Additional Information:

Issue: DNS Tools missing
Impact: WS_1709 RSAT package users
Resolution: Use the WS2016 RSAT package or apply this workaround

The DNS team has also fixed the root cause for RS4 and so the workaround will not be required for the upcoming RS4 RSAT package update.

gperkins

Copper Contributor

Oct 13, 2020

Please see my last post to this thread for the updated, complete work-around answer. Kindly mark my update as the answer to help all others who find their way here by searching.

gperkins

Copper Contributor

Oct 14, 2020

Correction: As of Win10 1909 N feature release, the DNS management tool is available in the Add Features settings. Please ignore the previous rant about RSAT and DNS not being available.

I had previously installed all of the RSAT tools using the Add Feature portion of Settings, but was missing DNS. I found I also was missing a few others. So looked into further and found the problem is that the installer is balky. So if you select multiple, they seem to get queued up. Be careful to not interrupt the installer! Or, in my case, you do not have a complete winsxs library of all feature cab files. I am still working on getting a complete winsxs folder with all of the required cab files for RSAT.

For the record, here are screenshots.

gperkins
Copper Contributor
Oct 14, 2020
How strange and inconsistent. I merely retried and was successful on the 2nd attempt. This behavior (failed/succeeded) occurred on multiple RSAT tools.