How do I start remote desktop from PowerShell? - powershell

Question

How do I start an RDP session from powershell? I'm looking to avoid a custom script because I work at an MSP and end up remoting into machines across various domains in a day and so maintaining a selection of scripts across each is not trivial (unless you have a solution to that for me).

Answer 1

Same as in command line, you can launch the RDP client as so:
mstsc /v:10.10.10.10:3389

Answer 2

From your desktop, you can start an RDP session pointing to a remote system with this:
Start-Process "$env:windir\system32\mstsc.exe" -ArgumentList "/v:$machinename"
Where $machinename is the name of the remote system. You will be prompted for credentials.

Answer 3

Here it is in function format. As alorc said. Paste this into your $profile
function Start-RDP ($computername)
{
Start-Process "$env:windir\system32\mstsc.exe" -ArgumentList "/v:$computername"
}

Answer 4

Connection settings are stored in .rdp files. There is no need to specify a computer name and list other settings in the code.
Connect Hyper-V with settings from .rdp file:
$hyperv = Get-VM -Name "VM-Name"
if($hyperv.State -eq "Running") {
Write-Host "Hyper-V is Running."
Start-Process "$env:windir\system32\mstsc.exe" -ArgumentList "$env:userprofile\Documents\RDP-Name.rdp"
} else {
Write-Host "Hyper-V is Stopped."
Start-VM -Name "VM-Name"
Start-Sleep -Seconds 6
Start-Process "$env:windir\system32\mstsc.exe" -ArgumentList "$env:userprofile\Documents\RDP-Name.rdp"
}
Well, for the beauty of this whole process, create a .vbs file in the same folder that calls your .ps1 file in invisible mode.
Set objShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Set FSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set F = FSO.GetFile(Wscript.ScriptFullName)
path = FSO.GetParentFolderName(F)
objShell.Run(CHR(34) & "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe "" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass & ""'" & path & "\Ps1File.ps1'" & CHR(34)), 0, True

Answer 5

at the console prompt type:
mstsc /v:SERVERNAME

Answer 6

Try using this command: mstsc /v:<server>
additionally you can check the following link for further reference:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/mstsc

Answer 7

If you are working with remote hosts in domain, u can use this command:
Enter-PSSession -ComputerName host1 -Credential Username
If not, u should execute some steps.
This link has many other options:
http://www.howtogeek.com/117192/how-to-run-powershell-commands-on-remote-computers/