An Introduction to PowerShell Remoting (WinRM) — Managing Multiple Windows Machines at Once (archived 2026-08-30)

Abstract

An introduction to managing multiple Windows machines at once with PowerShell Remoting (WinRM). Covers how it works and ports 5985/5986, what Enable-PSRemoting actually does, TrustedHosts in workgroups, Invoke-Command and PSSession, the second hop problem, and safe day-to-day operation. Archived version of https://comcomponent.com/en/blog/powershell-remoting-winrm-introduction/, as published on 2026-08-30. The live article is maintained and may change after this date. First published 2026-07-18.