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The Ultimate Guide to Installing OpenSSH on Windows

As a seasoned, or even new IT Pro, you’re likely an avid user of Putty, using secure shell (SSH) to connect to Unix/Linux servers, computers, and even Windows machines for an efficient and secure remote command-line experience. Well, did you know Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server 2019 (and Windows Server 2022) include an...

Last Update: Jun 20, 2022

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OpenSSH Doesn’t Replace PowerShell Remoting in Fall Creators Update

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.

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What is Windows 10 Cloud Configuration

February 2nd, 2021, Microsoft announced ‘Windows 10 in cloud configuration’. ‘Cloud configuration’ is a new recommended device configuration that can be applied to Windows 10 computers using Intune, Microsoft’s Mobile Device Management (MDM) solution, which is part of Microsoft Endpoint Manager (MEM). Organizations can use MEM to apply a standard configuration to devices running Windows…

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How to Configure PowerShell SSH Remoting in Windows 10

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…

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How to Inventory Remote Computers Using PowerShell

Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) is a management infrastructure built-in to Windows for querying management and operations data. It can be used to query local and remote computers for information like running processes, installed software, BIOS information, and much more. WMI vs CIM WMI is based on the Common Information Model (CIM), which is an open-source…

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OpenSSH Comes Out of Beta in Windows April 2018 Update

In this Ask the Admin, I’ll show you how to get started with the OpenSSH client in the Windows 10 April 2018 Update.

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Manage Servers using Server Manager in Windows 8.1

Learn how to manage servers using Server Manager in Windows 8.1 in this how-to article by Petri IT Knowledgebase Contributing Editor Russell Smith.

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How to Use Server Manager in Microsoft Azure to Manage Servers

In this Ask an Admin, learn to use Server Manager in Microsoft Azure and quickly return the default winrm configuration.

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How to Install the Active Directory PowerShell Module on a Member Server

In this Ask an Admin, learn two ways to install the Active Directory PowerShell module on a member server.

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Managing Windows Server 2012 with Server Manager

Learn how to more effectively manage Windows Server using the new Server Manager tool in Windows Server 2012.

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