This post shows the list of Windows Server 2016 roles and features.
>> Windows Server 2019 is here
>> Windows Server 2022 is here
Roles
[X]: Installed by default
(*): Only Datacenter Edition
Display Name | Name | |
[ ] Active Directory Certificate Services | AD-Certificate | |
[ ] Certification Authority | ADCS-Cert-Authority | |
[ ] Certificate Enrollment Policy Web Service | ADCS-Enroll-Web-Pol | |
[ ] Certificate Enrollment Web Service | ADCS-Enroll-Web-Svc | |
[ ] Certification Authority Web Enrollment | ADCS-Web-Enrollment | |
[ ] Network Device Enrollment Service | ADCS-Device-Enrollment | |
[ ] Online Responder | ADCS-Online-Cert | |
[ ] Active Directory Domain Services | AD-Domain-Services | |
[ ] Active Directory Federation Services | ADFS-Federation | |
[ ] Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services | ADLDS | |
[ ] Active Directory Rights Management Services | ADRMS | |
[ ] Active Directory Rights Management Server | ADRMS-Server | |
[ ] Identity Federation Support | ADRMS-Identity | |
[ ] Device Health Attestation | DeviceHealthAttestationService | |
[ ] DHCP Server | DHCP | |
[ ] DNS Server | DNS | |
[ ] Fax Server | Fax | |
[X] File and Storage Services | FileAndStorage-Services | |
[ ] File and iSCSI Services | File-Services | |
[ ] File Server | FS-FileServer | |
[ ] BranchCache for Network Files | FS-BranchCache | |
[ ] Data Deduplication | FS-Data-Deduplication | |
[ ] DFS Namespaces | FS-DFS-Namespace | |
[ ] DFS Replication | FS-DFS-Replication | |
[ ] File Server Resource Manager | FS-Resource-Manager | |
[ ] File Server VSS Agent Service | FS-VSS-Agent | |
[ ] iSCSI Target Server | FS-iSCSITarget-Server | |
[ ] iSCSI Target Storage Provider (VDS and VSS hardware providers) | iSCSITarget-VSS-VDS | |
[ ] Server for NFS | FS-NFS-Service | |
[ ] Work Folders | FS-SyncShareService | |
[X] Storage Services | Storage-Services | |
[ ] Host Guardian Service | HostGuardianServiceRole | (*) |
[ ] Hyper-V | Hyper-V | |
[ ] MultiPoint Services | MultiPointServerRole | |
[ ] Network Controller | NetworkController | (*) |
[ ] Network Policy and Access Services | NPAS | |
[ ] Print and Document Services | Print-Services | |
[ ] Print Server | Print-Server | |
[ ] Distributed Scan Server | Print-Scan-Server | |
[ ] Internet Printing | Print-Internet | |
[ ] LPD Service | Print-LPD-Service | |
[ ] Remote Access | RemoteAccess | |
[ ] DirectAccess and VPN (RAS) | DirectAccess-VPN | |
[ ] Routing | Routing | |
[ ] Web Application Proxy | Web-Application-Proxy | |
[ ] Remote Desktop Services | Remote-Desktop-Services | |
[ ] Remote Desktop Connection Broker | RDS-Connection-Broker | |
[ ] Remote Desktop Gateway | RDS-Gateway | |
[ ] Remote Desktop Licensing | RDS-Licensing | |
[ ] Remote Desktop Session Host | RDS-RD-Server | |
[ ] Remote Desktop Virtualization Host | RDS-Virtualization | |
[ ] Remote Desktop Web Access | RDS-Web-Access | |
[ ] Volume Activation Services | VolumeActivation | |
[ ] Web Server (IIS) | Web-Server | |
[ ] Web Server | Web-WebServer | |
[ ] Common HTTP Features | Web-Common-Http | |
[ ] Default Document | Web-Default-Doc | |
[ ] Directory Browsing | Web-Dir-Browsing | |
[ ] HTTP Errors | Web-Http-Errors | |
[ ] Static Content | Web-Static-Content | |
[ ] HTTP Redirection | Web-Http-Redirect | |
[ ] WebDAV Publishing | Web-DAV-Publishing | |
[ ] Health and Diagnostics | Web-Health | |
[ ] HTTP Logging | Web-Http-Logging | |
[ ] Custom Logging | Web-Custom-Logging | |
[ ] Logging Tools | Web-Log-Libraries | |
[ ] ODBC Logging | Web-ODBC-Logging | |
[ ] Request Monitor | Web-Request-Monitor | |
[ ] Tracing | Web-Http-Tracing | |
[ ] Performance | Web-Performance | |
[ ] Static Content Compression | Web-Stat-Compression | |
[ ] Dynamic Content Compression | Web-Dyn-Compression | |
[ ] Security | Web-Security | |
[ ] Request Filtering | Web-Filtering | |
[ ] Basic Authentication | Web-Basic-Auth | |
[ ] Centralized SSL Certificate Support | Web-CertProvider | |
[ ] Client Certificate Mapping Authentication | Web-Client-Auth | |
[ ] Digest Authentication | Web-Digest-Auth | |
[ ] IIS Client Certificate Mapping Authentication | Web-Cert-Auth | |
[ ] IP and Domain Restrictions | Web-IP-Security | |
[ ] URL Authorization | Web-Url-Auth | |
[ ] Windows Authentication | Web-Windows-Auth | |
[ ] Application Development | Web-App-Dev | |
[ ] .NET Extensibility 3.5 | Web-Net-Ext | |
[ ] .NET Extensibility 4.6 | Web-Net-Ext45 | |
[ ] Application Initialization | Web-AppInit | |
[ ] ASP | Web-ASP | |
[ ] ASP.NET 3.5 | Web-Asp-Net | |
[ ] ASP.NET 4.6 | Web-Asp-Net45 | |
[ ] CGI | Web-CGI | |
[ ] ISAPI Extensions | Web-ISAPI-Ext | |
[ ] ISAPI Filters | Web-ISAPI-Filter | |
[ ] Server Side Includes | Web-Includes | |
[ ] WebSocket Protocol | Web-WebSockets | |
[ ] FTP Server | Web-Ftp-Server | |
[ ] FTP Service | Web-Ftp-Service | |
[ ] FTP Extensibility | Web-Ftp-Ext | |
[ ] Management Tools | Web-Mgmt-Tools | |
[ ] IIS Management Console | Web-Mgmt-Console | |
[ ] IIS 6 Management Compatibility | Web-Mgmt-Compat | |
[ ] IIS 6 Metabase Compatibility | Web-Metabase | |
[ ] IIS 6 Management Console | Web-Lgcy-Mgmt-Console | |
[ ] IIS 6 Scripting Tools | Web-Lgcy-Scripting | |
[ ] IIS 6 WMI Compatibility | Web-WMI | |
[ ] IIS Management Scripts and Tools | Web-Scripting-Tools | |
[ ] Management Service | Web-Mgmt-Service | |
[ ] Windows Deployment Services | WDS | |
[ ] Deployment Server | WDS-Deployment | |
[ ] Transport Server | WDS-Transport | |
[ ] Windows Server Essentials Experience | ServerEssentialsRole | |
[ ] Windows Server Update Services | UpdateServices | |
[ ] WID Connectivity | UpdateServices-WidDB | |
[ ] WSUS Services | UpdateServices-Services | |
[ ] SQL Server Connectivity | UpdateServices-DB |
Features
[X]: Installed by default
(*): Only Datacenter Edition
Display Name | Name | |
[ ] .NET Framework 3.5 Features | NET-Framework-Features | |
[ ] .NET Framework 3.5 (includes .NET 2.0 and 3.0) | NET-Framework-Core | |
[ ] HTTP Activation | NET-HTTP-Activation | |
[ ] Non-HTTP Activation | NET-Non-HTTP-Activ | |
[X] .NET Framework 4.6 Features | NET-Framework-45-Features | |
[X] .NET Framework 4.6 | NET-Framework-45-Core | |
[ ] ASP.NET 4.6 | NET-Framework-45-ASPNET | |
[X] WCF Services | NET-WCF-Services45 | |
[ ] HTTP Activation | NET-WCF-HTTP-Activation45 | |
[ ] Message Queuing (MSMQ) Activation | NET-WCF-MSMQ-Activation45 | |
[ ] Named Pipe Activation | NET-WCF-Pipe-Activation45 | |
[ ] TCP Activation | NET-WCF-TCP-Activation45 | |
[X] TCP Port Sharing | NET-WCF-TCP-PortSharing45 | |
[ ] Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) | BITS | |
[ ] IIS Server Extension | BITS-IIS-Ext | |
[ ] Compact Server | BITS-Compact-Server | |
[ ] BitLocker Drive Encryption | BitLocker | |
[ ] BitLocker Network Unlock | BitLocker-NetworkUnlock | |
[ ] BranchCache | BranchCache | |
[ ] Client for NFS | NFS-Client | |
[ ] Containers | Containers | |
[ ] Data Center Bridging | Data-Center-Bridging | |
[ ] Direct Play | Direct-Play | |
[ ] Enhanced Storage | EnhancedStorage | |
[ ] Failover Clustering | Failover-Clustering | |
[ ] Group Policy Management | GPMC | |
[ ] Host Guardian Hyper-V Support | HostGuardian | |
[ ] I/O Quality of Service | DiskIo-QoS | |
[ ] IIS Hostable Web Core | Web-WHC | |
[ ] Internet Printing Client | Internet-Print-Client | |
[ ] IP Address Management (IPAM) Server | IPAM | |
[ ] iSNS Server service | ISNS | |
[ ] LPR Port Monitor | LPR-Port-Monitor | |
[ ] Management OData IIS Extension | ManagementOdata | |
[ ] Media Foundation | Server-Media-Foundation | |
[ ] Message Queuing | MSMQ | |
[ ] Message Queuing Services | MSMQ-Services | |
[ ] Message Queuing Server | MSMQ-Server | |
[ ] Directory Service Integration | MSMQ-Directory | |
[ ] HTTP Support | MSMQ-HTTP-Support | |
[ ] Message Queuing Triggers | MSMQ-Triggers | |
[ ] Multicasting Support | MSMQ-Multicasting | |
[ ] Routing Service | MSMQ-Routing | |
[ ] Message Queuing DCOM Proxy | MSMQ-DCOM | |
[ ] Multipath I/O | Multipath-IO | |
[ ] MultiPoint Connector | MultiPoint-Connector | |
[ ] MultiPoint Connector Services | MultiPoint-Connector-Services | |
[ ] MultiPoint Manager and MultiPoint Dashboard | MultiPoint-Tools | |
[ ] Network Load Balancing | NLB | |
[ ] Peer Name Resolution Protocol | PNRP | |
[ ] Quality Windows Audio Video Experience | qWave | |
[ ] RAS Connection Manager Administration Kit (CMAK) | CMAK | |
[ ] Remote Assistance | Remote-Assistance | |
[ ] Remote Differential Compression | RDC | |
[ ] Remote Server Administration Tools | RSAT | |
[ ] Feature Administration Tools | RSAT-Feature-Tools | |
[ ] SMTP Server Tools | RSAT-SMTP | |
[ ] BitLocker Drive Encryption Administration Utilities | RSAT-Feature-Tools-BitLocker | |
[ ] BitLocker Drive Encryption Tools | RSAT-Feature-Tools-BitLocker-RemoteAdminTool | |
[ ] BitLocker Recovery Password Viewer | RSAT-Feature-Tools-BitLocker-BdeAducExt | |
[ ] BITS Server Extensions Tools | RSAT-Bits-Server | |
[ ] DataCenterBridging LLDP Tools | RSAT-DataCenterBridging-LLDP-Tools | |
[ ] Failover Clustering Tools | RSAT-Clustering | |
[ ] Failover Cluster Management Tools | RSAT-Clustering-Mgmt | |
[ ] Failover Cluster Module for Windows PowerShell | RSAT-Clustering-PowerShell | |
[ ] Failover Cluster Automation Server | RSAT-Clustering-AutomationServer | |
[ ] Failover Cluster Command Interface | RSAT-Clustering-CmdInterface | |
[ ] IP Address Management (IPAM) Client | IPAM-Client-Feature | |
[ ] Network Load Balancing Tools | RSAT-NLB | |
[ ] Shielded VM Tools | RSAT-Shielded-VM-Tools | |
[ ] SNMP Tools | RSAT-SNMP | |
[ ] Storage Replica Module for Windows PowerShell | RSAT-Storage-Replica | |
[ ] WINS Server Tools | RSAT-WINS | |
[ ] Role Administration Tools | RSAT-Role-Tools | |
[ ] AD DS and AD LDS Tools | RSAT-AD-Tools | |
[ ] Active Directory module for Windows PowerShell | RSAT-AD-PowerShell | |
[ ] AD DS Tools | RSAT-ADDS | |
[ ] Active Directory Administrative Center | RSAT-AD-AdminCenter | |
[ ] AD DS Snap-Ins and Command-Line Tools | RSAT-ADDS-Tools | |
[ ] AD LDS Snap-Ins and Command-Line Tools | RSAT-ADLDS | |
[ ] Hyper-V Management Tools | RSAT-Hyper-V-Tools | |
[ ] Hyper-V GUI Management Tools | Hyper-V-Tools | |
[ ] Hyper-V Module for Windows PowerShell | Hyper-V-PowerShell | |
[ ] Remote Desktop Services Tools | RSAT-RDS-Tools | |
[ ] Remote Desktop Gateway Tools | RSAT-RDS-Gateway | |
[ ] Remote Desktop Licensing Diagnoser Tools | RSAT-RDS-Licensing-Diagnosis-UI | |
[ ] Remote Desktop Licensing Tools | RDS-Licensing-UI | |
[ ] Windows Server Update Services Tools | UpdateServices-RSAT | |
[ ] API and PowerShell cmdlets | UpdateServices-API | |
[ ] User Interface Management Console | UpdateServices-UI | |
[ ] Active Directory Certificate Services Tools | RSAT-ADCS | |
[ ] Certification Authority Management Tools | RSAT-ADCS-Mgmt | |
[ ] Online Responder Tools | RSAT-Online-Responder | |
[ ] Active Directory Rights Management Services Tools | RSAT-ADRMS | |
[ ] DHCP Server Tools | RSAT-DHCP | |
[ ] DNS Server Tools | RSAT-DNS-Server | |
[ ] Fax Server Tools | RSAT-Fax | |
[ ] File Services Tools | RSAT-File-Services | |
[ ] DFS Management Tools | RSAT-DFS-Mgmt-Con | |
[ ] File Server Resource Manager Tools | RSAT-FSRM-Mgmt | |
[ ] Services for Network File System Management Tools | RSAT-NFS-Admin | |
[ ] Network Controller Management Tools | RSAT-NetworkController | (*) |
[ ] Network Policy and Access Services Tools | RSAT-NPAS | |
[ ] Print and Document Services Tools | RSAT-Print-Services | |
[ ] Remote Access Management Tools | RSAT-RemoteAccess | |
[ ] Remote Access GUI and Command-Line Tools | RSAT-RemoteAccess-Mgmt | |
[ ] Remote Access module for Windows PowerShell | RSAT-RemoteAccess-PowerShell | |
[ ] Volume Activation Tools | RSAT-VA-Tools | |
[ ] Windows Deployment Services Tools | WDS-AdminPack | |
[ ] RPC over HTTP Proxy | RPC-over-HTTP-Proxy | |
[ ] Setup and Boot Event Collection | Setup-and-Boot-Event-Collection | |
[ ] Simple TCP/IP Services | Simple-TCPIP | |
[X] SMB 1.0/CIFS File Sharing Support | FS-SMB1 | |
[ ] SMB Bandwidth Limit | FS-SMBBW | |
[ ] SMTP Server | SMTP-Server | |
[ ] SNMP Service | SNMP-Service | |
[ ] SNMP WMI Provider | SNMP-WMI-Provider | |
[ ] Software Load Balancer | SoftwareLoadBalancer | (*) |
[ ] Storage Replica | Storage-Replica | (*) |
[ ] Telnet Client | Telnet-Client | |
[ ] TFTP Client | TFTP-Client | |
[ ] VM Shielding Tools for Fabric Management | FabricShieldedTools | |
[ ] WebDAV Redirector | WebDAV-Redirector | |
[ ] Windows Biometric Framework | Biometric-Framework | |
[X] Windows Defender Features | Windows-Defender-Features | |
[X] Windows Defender | Windows-Defender | |
[X] GUI for Windows Defender | Windows-Defender-Gui | |
[ ] Windows Identity Foundation 3.5 | Windows-Identity-Foundation | |
[ ] Windows Internal Database | Windows-Internal-Database | |
[X] Windows PowerShell | PowerShellRoot | |
[X] Windows PowerShell 5.1 | PowerShell | |
[ ] Windows PowerShell 2.0 Engine | PowerShell-V2 | |
[ ] Windows PowerShell Desired State Configuration Service | DSC-Service | |
[X] Windows PowerShell ISE | PowerShell-ISE | |
[ ] Windows PowerShell Web Access | WindowsPowerShellWebAccess | |
[ ] Windows Process Activation Service | WAS | |
[ ] Process Model | WAS-Process-Model | |
[ ] .NET Environment 3.5 | WAS-NET-Environment | |
[ ] Configuration APIs | WAS-Config-APIs | |
[ ] Windows Search Service | Search-Service | |
[ ] Windows Server Backup | Windows-Server-Backup | |
[ ] Windows Server Migration Tools | Migration | |
[ ] Windows Standards-Based Storage Management | WindowsStorageManagementService | |
[ ] Windows TIFF IFilter | Windows-TIFF-IFilter | |
[ ] WinRM IIS Extension | WinRM-IIS-Ext | |
[ ] WINS Server | WINS | |
[ ] Wireless LAN Service | Wireless-Networking | |
[X] WoW64 Support | WoW64-Support | |
[ ] XPS Viewer | XPS-Viewer |