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Installing Network Policy Server from PowerShell

Recently I encountered a strange error where I couldn’t install Network Policy Server from the Server Manager.

Rather than fight with Server Manager, I punted and installed it via PowerShell. The installation that way worked without an problem.

Run PowerShell as Administrator

Run:

Import-Module Servermanager

Updated 2023:

The name of the feature has changed from “npas-policy-server” to just “npas”. For newer versions of Windows Server, run:

install-windowsfeature -name npas -IncludeManagementTools

Older (probably unsupported) versions of Window Server would use:

install-windowsfeature -name npas-policy-server -IncludeManagementTools

That’s it!