Can I log in to a remote computer from the command line?

Question

Hello!

I have a computer at work that performs scheduled tasks as long as it is logged in, sometimes it restarts and if we do not log in again those tasks are not executed, which causes us a problem.

Would it be possible to log in from another computer, from the command line without having to open "Remote Desktop"?

If it were feasible we could, from another computer and automatically, periodically check if it is logged in and if not open it.

I have searched and all I have found is to open remote desktop from command line, but the session has to be opened manually and that solution does not help me.

Thank you very much.

Regards

Emilio

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Answer 1

Hi,

Please open Windows PowerShell and run Enable-PSRemoting to configure WinRM, then you can start an interactive session with a remote computer using Enter-PSSession like this

Enter-PSSession -ComputerName Server01

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.core/enable-psremoting?view=powershell-7.3

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.core/enter-pssession?view=powershell-7.3

Best Regards,

Ian Xue

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Answer 2

Great answer, and I think it may be the solution to my problem, unfortunately the company policies do not allow me to access, I'm afraid I will have to continue as before, logging in from "Remote Desktop".

Thank you very much for your solution