Powershell remote installation script

When you're done working with the remote computer, exit the one-to-one remoting session by using the Exit-PSSession cmdlet. Sometimes you may need to perform a task interactively on a remote computer. But remoting is much more powerful when performing a task on multiple remote computers at the same time. Use the Invoke-Command cmdlet to run a command against one or more remote computers at the same time. In the previous example, three servers were queried for the status of the Windows Time service.

The Get-Service cmdlet was placed inside the script block of Invoke-Command. Get-Service actually runs on the remote computer and the results are returned to your local computer as deserialized objects.

Piping the previous command to Get-Member shows that the results are indeed deserialized objects. Notice that the majority of the methods are missing on deserialized objects. This means they're not live objects; they're inert. You can't start or stop a service using a deserialized object because it's a snapshot of the state of that object the point when the command ran on the remote computer.

That doesn't mean you can't start or stop a service using a method with Invoke-Command though. It just means that the method has to be called in the remote session. I'll stop the Windows Time service on all three of those remote servers using the Stop method to prove this point. As mentioned in a previous chapter, if a cmdlet exists for accomplishing a task, I recommend using it instead of using a method.

In the previous scenario, I recommend using the Stop-Service cmdlet instead of the stop method. I chose to use the Stop method to prove a point since many people are under the misconception that methods can't be called when using PowerShell remoting.

Leos, thanks for your response. Once enabling that on the remote machine, it worked! I'm assuming PSRemoting should be disabled as it could be a security risk? I dont consider it as a security risk if everything is configured well. PS-Remoting use Kerberos, you can enable it only in Domain profile or specify exact IPs from where you can run the tasks. Why are you using such script to start WinRM service?

It is very unusual. Standard procedure is to have Powershell remoting enabled on all computers via GPO and then just use Invoke-command or other commands that run via WinRM.

As for the FW thing, I prefer to have a VM for administration purposes so all the ports needed are open. The guy before me had the VM and FW configured. If I'm not mistaken, in it is already possible to install fonts on behalf of a regular user. Thx a lot for your help with this script. I just have one question. Why he stop processing at the "conneting to" and don't go to "Installing Font".

Hi Rob, any solution for Windows 10 ? Not sure if you have any working script for install fonts on Windows 10 Has anyone managed to make this work through Powershell since was released? The copyhere method I used to use is not working through Intune.

I put this in a for loop to install any. Hi, when running the script I keep receive the error " Computer unavailable" but I able to ping the computer. Here is a simpler powershell solution that accounts for User installed fonts. Tested in Windows 10 20H2. Your email address will not be published. Notify me of followup comments via e-mail. You can also subscribe without commenting. Receive new post notifications. Will you deploy Windows 11 to end users in your organization in ? View Results.

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For a long time, roaming profiles and folder redirection were the standard means under Windows for making user files available on different devices. Now that more and more users work on the road or at home rather than in the office, this technique is becoming increasingly obsolete. An alternative to such environments is to redirect profile folders to OneDrive. Paolo Maffezzoli posted an update 7 hours, 22 minutes ago. Paolo Maffezzoli posted an update 7 hours, 23 minutes ago.

Paolo Maffezzoli posted an update 7 hours, 24 minutes ago. Paolo Maffezzoli posted an update 7 hours, 26 minutes ago. I solved my problem by enabling secure boot on the host. I wish Microsoft came up with a clearer error message for such a trivial config issue. Leos Marek posted an update 20 hours, 42 minutes ago. Please ask IT administration questions in the forums.

Any other messages are welcome. Receive news updates via email from this site. Toggle navigation. The PowerShell script discussed in this post allows you to deploy fonts within your Windows network. Author Recent Posts. Robert Pearman. Robert is a small business specialist from the UK and currently works as a system administrator. You can follow Robert on Twitter and in his blog. Latest posts by Robert Pearman see all. GPP font example. GPP font example registry details.

Font Install. Subscribe to 4sysops newsletter! Email Address. Mailing List. Join the 4sysops PowerShell group! Many Windows PowerShell cmdlets have the ComputerName parameter that enables you to collect data and change settings on one or more remote computers. These cmdlets use varying communication protocols and work on all Windows operating systems without any special configuration. Typically, cmdlets that support remoting without special configuration have the ComputerName parameter and don't have the Session parameter.

To find these cmdlets in your session, type:. You can establish persistent connections, start interactive sessions, and run scripts on remote computers. To use Windows PowerShell remoting, the remote computer must be configured for remote management. For more information, including instructions, see About Remote Requirements. Once you have configured Windows PowerShell remoting, many remoting strategies are available to you.

This article lists just a few of them. For more information, see About Remote. To start an interactive session with a single remote computer, use the Enter-PSSession cmdlet. For example, to start an interactive session with the Server01 remote computer, type:. The command prompt changes to display the name of the remote computer.