Disconnect PSSessions by using Windows PowerShell

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As you've learned, you can disconnect from PSSessions when both the initiating computer and the remote computer are running Windows PowerShell 3.0 and later. Disconnecting is typically a manual process. In some scenarios, Windows PowerShell can automatically place a connection into the Disconnected state if the connection is interrupted. However, if you manually close the Windows PowerShell host application it won't disconnect from the sessions, it will just close them.

Using disconnected sessions is similar to the following process:

1. Use New-PSSession to create the new PSSession. Optionally, use the PSSession to run commands.
2. Run Disconnect-PSSession to disconnect from the PSSession. Pass the PSSession object that you want to disconnect from to the command’s –Session parameter.
3. Optionally, move to another computer and open Windows PowerShell.
4. Run Get-PSSession with the –ComputerName parameter to obtain a list of your PSSessions running on the specified computer.
5. Use Connect-PSSession to reconnect to the desired PSSession.

Note

You cannot review or reconnect to another user’s PSSessions on a computer.