Posted On July 1, 2020

PowerShell: Enable Remote Desktop

kimconnect 0 comments
blog.KimConnect.com >> Codes >> PowerShell: Enable Remote Desktop
$computernames=@'
SERVER1
SERVER2
'@

$computers=@($computernames -split "`n" -replace "\..*$")

function enableRemoteDesktop{
    $regHiveTs='HKLM:\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server'
    $regKeyTs='fDenyTSConnections'
    $enable=0
    $currentValue=(get-itemproperty $regHiveTs).$regKeyTs
    if($currentValue -ne $enable){
        Set-ItemProperty -Path $regHiveTs -name 'fDenyTSConnections' $regKeyTs -value $enable
        Disable-NetFirewallRule -DisplayGroup 'Remote Desktop'
        $newValue=(get-itemproperty $regHiveTs).$regKeyTs
        write-host "$env:computername`: $regHiveTs key $regKeyTs has been set to $enable"
    }else{
        write-host "$env:computername`: $regHiveTs key $regKeyTs is already set to $enable"
    }
}
 
function disableRemoteDesktop{
    $regHiveTs='HKLM:\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server'
    $regKeyTs='fDenyTSConnections'
    $disable=1
    $currentValue=(get-itemproperty $regHiveTs).$regKeyTs
    if($currentValue -ne $disable){
        Set-ItemProperty -Path $regHiveTs -name 'fDenyTSConnections' $regKeyTs -value $disable
        Disable-NetFirewallRule -DisplayGroup 'Remote Desktop'
        $newValue=(get-itemproperty $regHiveTs).$regKeyTs
        write-host "$env:computername`: $regHiveTs key $regKeyTs has been set to $disable"
    }else{
        write-host "$env:computername`: $regHiveTs key $regKeyTs is already set to $disable"
    }    
}
 
invoke-command -computername $computers -ScriptBlock{
    param($enableRemoteDesktop)
    [ScriptBlock]::Create($enableRemoteDesktop).invoke()
} -Args ${function:enableRemoteDesktop}

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Related Post

How To Modify a Windows Service

Here's the freebie code: # Version 0.02 $serviceName='Windows_Exporter' $newExePath=$false $newSwitches=" --log.format logger:eventlog?name=$serviceName --collectors.enabled os,cpu,cs,logical_disk,net,tcp,service,textfile" function…

PowerShell: Probe Remote Machine for Its OS Type

function probeOsType($server){ $ping=test-connection $server -count 1 $ttl=$ping.ResponseTimeToLive $osType=switch($ttl){ {$_ -le 64} {"Linux"; break} # MacOs…

PowerShell: Start-Job, Get-Job, Receive-Job Examples

Demo 1: Obtain Public IP of a Windows Machine # Commands to run locally$command1={(Invoke-WebRequest -URI…
Other project: DragonCoin.com