ADFS Management Console missing from RSAT
As Windows Server 2016 Core no longer supports Minimal UI I setup a management server for remote management. Installed all the management tools, but not there is no MMC for ADFS.

6 comments
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Michael maertzdorf commented
any update on this?
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Jordan Mills commented
This is STILL missing, without even an update. And ADFS 2016 apparently doesn't work with powershell remoting either.
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Thomas Stensitzki commented
Ned, any update on this?
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Anonymous commented
Microsoft recommends and puts the default server 2016 install as no gui. In fact Server 2016 performs rather poorly when installed with the desktop experience. This isn't getting better with Server 2019. If you aren't going to provide a remote UI via RSAT then the documentation for ADFS needs a specific section on effective monitoring of ADFS and remote management via powershell and WinRM.
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DG commented
Are there any plans to create RSAT tools for ADFS? This is kind of a maddening problem. We're trying to get away from unnecessary GUI environments eating resources on our VMs, but missing tools like this means we have to run a full desktop.
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Hi. This is known and expected, although not necessarily desired :). There is no remote UI for ADFS – it is only for local use and therefore not in RSAT. You will need to use PSH via WinRM remoting for remote management. I am looking for some docs to hand over on this from the ADFS team.