Imagine that you can't Install-WindowsFeature (Add-WindowsFeature for 2008 R2) on Windows Server using PowerShell for some reason.
Recently I had a problem with broken WMI where I couldn't manage Windows Server features of affected server. My wish was to make Full Server backup prior to any changes with broken server using built-in "Windows Server Backup" and I couldn't install backup feature using PowerShell.
Solution:
DISM commands running from an Elevated Command Prompt (Admin) saved my life:
Dism /online /enable-feature /featurename:WindowsServerBackup
Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 6.3.9600.17031
Image Version: 6.3.9600.17031
Enabling feature(s)
[==========================100.0%==========================]
The operation completed successfully.
Dism /online /enable-feature /featurename:WindowsServerBackupSnapin
Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 6.3.9600.17031
Image Version: 6.3.9600.17031
Enabling feature(s)
[==========================100.0%==========================]
The operation completed successfully.
You can install any Windows feature in similar way. Get list of all available features and their names on server:Dism /online /get-features /format:table | more
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