How do I add Active Directory modules to Windows PowerShell?

Open the Control Panel, start typing features, and then click Turn Windows features on or off. Scroll down to Remote Server Administration Tools and enable the Active Directory Module for Windows PowerShell in Remote Server Administration Tools > Role Administration Tools > AD DS and AD LDS Tools.

How do I Install Active Directory Domain Services in Windows Server 2003?

Create the Active Directory

  1. Insert the Windows Server 2003 CD-ROM into your computer’s CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive.
  2. Click Start, click Run, and then type dcpromo.
  3. Click OK to start the Active Directory Installation Wizard, and then click Next.
  4. Click Domain controller for a new domain, and then click Next.

How does PowerShell connect to Active Directory?

Log in to Windows Server 2012 with a user account that has permission to access AD and open PowerShell from the icon on the desktop Taskbar. Type Import-Module ActiveDirectory in the PowerShell window and press Enter. Now we need to set the working location to the AD drive. Type Set-Location AD: and press Enter.

How do I manually install a PowerShell module?

Installing PowerShell modules from a NuGet package

  1. Unblock the Internet-downloaded NuGet package ( .
  2. Extract the contents of the NuGet package to a local folder.
  3. Delete the NuGet-specific elements from the folder.
  4. Rename the folder.
  5. Copy the folder to one of the folders in the $env:PSModulePath value .

How do I install a PowerShell module?

Installing PowerShell modules from the PowerShell Gallery is the easiest way to install modules. To install a package or module from the Gallery, we use the command: Install-Module or Install-Script cmdlet, depending on the package type.

What is Active Directory in PowerShell?

The Active Directory module for Windows PowerShell is a PowerShell module that consolidates a group of cmdlets.

How do I download a PowerShell module?

If the module is not available in the PowerShell gallery you will need to use this method.

  1. Step 1: Determine the install Path. You want to install new modules in a path that is listed in the PSModulePath environment variable.
  2. Step 2: Copy new module to path.
  3. Step 3: Import new module.

How do I download a PowerShell module offline?

The first step for installing a powershell module on an offline computer is to download it with a computer that is connected to the internet.

  1. In the Start menu search for the Windows Powershell application and open it.
  2. On the command line type Save-Module -Name ModuleName -Path “FilePath” and Enter to run the command.