How to add Active Directory module in PowerShell in Windows 7

If you are planning to run a Powershell script with Active Directory commandlets on a Win 7 machine or any other machine that DOES NOT have AD role then you need to do some preliminary steps as listed below.

 

Step1:

 

By default one can not import Active Directory module in Powershell in Windows 7. You need to do either of the below:
 

 

By doing this you will get the Active directory module to be used in the Power shell scripting.

 

In this article I have explained the steps for Windows 7.

 

Step2:

 

After the installation of the KB958830 go to Windows Feature and enabled the highlighted items as below.