Install the Active Directory module for Windows PowerShell

The Active Directory module for Windows PowerShell is already installed on domain controllers. If you are using a member server, you will have to install it.

To install the Active Directory module for Windows PowerShell

Open an elevated PowerShell session on a Windows server in the domain and run the following command:

Add-WindowsFeature RSAT-AD-PowerShell

When the installation finishes it returns the following:

Once installed, on Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 the module automatically loads when you use one of its cmdlets; you do not need to import it.