Solved Server 2016 Desktop missing ServerManager Powershell module

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@Michael-Bazdell,

determine what you have: get-windowsfeatures

You're looking to see if the Server Manager is either Installed or Available

I know if you're trying to run this on a machine that doesn't have it you have to import it in: import-module servermanager. But Windows 2016 natively should have imported in by default when you log into your server.

Hey Michael,

Sounds like you are referring to the ServerManager module for PowerShell, not a feature. Modules are managed through your PowerShell profile and your systems environment variables. The ServerManager module for Powershell is not loaded automatically. But, with PowerShell version 3 and later, if you try to run a Server Manager command from Powershell (e.g. Get-WindowsFeature) , PowerShell will load the ServerManager module for you. It will not be persistent though (won't survive a reboot). If it doesn't load automatically, you will need to check your environment variable PSModulePath. If you need the module to be there when you start PowerShell, you will need to modify your PowerShell profile.

To see which modules are loaded in your current session: Get-Module
To load the ServerManager module manually: Import-Module ServerManager

Hope this helps,

Mike