After installing RSAT, you then want to install GPMC. You may remember that GPMC was included in Windows Vista RTM however Service Pack 1 removes it. First, you must download the Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows Vista Service Pack 1 before you can install GPMC. Installing GPMC on Windows Vista Service Pack 1 can be a little confusing. Installing GPMC on Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Server Manager includes a command line utility for installing Features and Roles named ServerManagercmd.exe. There’s another way to install GPMC using Server Manager, which usually installs quicker that using the Server Manager user interface. In the Features pane, click Add Featuresįrom the list of available features in the Once installed, you can access the feature using Server Manager or you can the specific management console (like gpmc.msc). You install Features using Server Manager. The Group Policy Management Console is a Feature in Windows Server 2008. Installing GPMC using Server Manager (Windows Server 2008) Let’s look at two ways to install GPMC on Windows Server 2008 (other than through DCPROMO). Additionally, you can install GPMC on a member server as long as it’s a member of the domain. The domain controller promotion process installs GPMC on the server, in addition to adding the domain controller to the domain. The Group Policy Management Console is included in Windows Server 2008 however, you must install it before you can use it.

It’s well documented that Server 2008 includes GPMC but, it does not appear in the administrative tools. For some time now, we’ve had inquiries about where the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC) is located in Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista SP1. First published on TechNet on Jul 07, 2008

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