PowerShell is a cross-platform object-oriented language and shell that IT pros can use to manage computers running Windows, Linux, and macOS. PowerShell can automate tasks across thousands of computers simultaneously. If you’ve ever wondered what PowerShell is and what it’s for, this article aims to answer some of the most common questions you may have...
Last Update: Mar 22, 2024
In this guide, we’ll show you how to install the Active Directory PowerShell module on almost any version of Windows. Installing the Active Directory (AD) module in PowerShell offers IT pros convenient and secure remote access to administer their AD environments, all without having to interactively log into their domain controllers. Microsoft does not recommend…
Last Update: Apr 07, 2022
The Windows 10 Fall Creators Update and Windows Server 1709 include a beta OpenSSH server and client. In this Ask the Admin, I will discuss how OpenSSH differs from PowerShell Remoting.
Microsoft introduced Secure Shell (SSH) as a transport for PowerShell Remoting in PowerShell 6. Older versions of PowerShell (Windows PowerShell) are restricted to HTTP/HTTPS and Windows Remote Management (WinRM). WinRM/HTTP is fine for Active Directory (AD) environments. Authentication and communications are secured. WinRM/HTTPS is for accessing workgroup computers, i.e. computers not joined to an AD…
How to run code on a remote Windows Device from Visual Studio Code using PowerShell Remoting.
In this Ask the Admin, I’ll show you how to get started with the OpenSSH client in the Windows 10 April 2018 Update.
In this second part, I’ll look at how to manage Linux and Windows systems remotely using PowerShell Core.
In this Ask the Admin, Russell Smith looks at the technical preview of Project Honolulu in Windows Server version 1709.
In this Ask the Admin, Russell Smith shows you how to enforce constrained language mode in PowerShell to restrict hackers’ ability to abuse the shell.
In this opinion post, Jeff Hicks explains why no one should be complaining about the lack of SSH in Windows PowerShell.