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PowerShell remoting must first be enabled on the server to which you wish to remotely connect. Enable-PSRemoting -Force This command does the following: Runs the Set-WSManQuickConfig cmdlet, which performs the following tasks: Starts the WinRM service. Sets the startup type on the WinRM ser...

Using credentials from your local computer: Enter-PSSession 192.168.1.1 Prompting for credentials on the remote computer Enter-PSSession 192.168.1.1 -Credential $(Get-Credential)

Once Powershell remoting is enabled (Enable-PSRemoting) You can run commands on the remote computer like this: Invoke-Command -ComputerName "RemoteComputerName" -ScriptBlock { Write host "Remote Computer Name: $ENV:ComputerName" } The above method creates a temporary se...

When a remote session is created via the New-PSsession cmdlet, the PSSession persists until the current PowerShell session ends. Meaning that, by default, the PSSession and all associated resources will continue to be used until the current PowerShell session ends. Multiple active PSSessions can b...