Many of the new Windows Server features get their PowerShell module. And with PowerShell Core 6 and PowerShell 7, you also get cross-platform support, to manage your Linux and macOS systems as well, using SSH remoting. Windows PowerShell 5.1 is built-in into Windows Server, and it does not only provide an excellent automation experience to write scripts but also provides a secure way of remote managing your Windows Server environment. That is why I want to show you more modern ways to manage Windows Server 2019. However, most of these tools have some limitations, especially when it comes to efficient remote management or automation. And if you have built some automation and process using these tools, they are still going to work.

In this blog post, I am going to show you how you can manage Windows Server 2019 and even previous Windows Server versions with Windows Admin Center and PowerShell.įirst, let me start by saying the classic Windows Server management tools, like Server Manager, the Microsoft Management Console (MMC), sconfig on Windows Server Core, Perfmon, and the local-only tools are still part of Windows Server. I was surprised at how many didn't know about our new Windows Server management tools.

I traveled to a couple of Microsoft Ignite The Tour stops and was not just presenting but also speaking to a lot of IT admins around the globe.

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