Chapter 1

Administration tools

Remote not local

Privileged Access Workstations

Windows Admin Center

Remote Server Administration Tools

PowerShell

Remote Desktop

SSH

You can use a variety of tools to manage Windows Server 2019. Some, such as PowerShell, the Microsoft Management Consoles, and Server Manager, are built in to the operating systems. You’ll need to download others, such as Windows Admin Center, for free from Microsoft’s website.

Microsoft’s general systems administration philosophy is that while you can do almost everything with a graphical console such as Windows Admin Center, Active Directory Administrative Center, or the Server Manager console, any task that you do repeatedly should be automated using Windows PowerShell. Microsoft ...

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