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Set Up PowerShell on Windows VPS

Category: VPS Setup

Enable PowerShell for advanced CLI management on a Windows VPS—it’s pre-installed on Server 2019/2022 Open it with

powershell

in Command Prompt then check the version with

$PSVersionTable.PSVersion

—expect 5 1 or higher (upgrade to 7 x via msiexec /i PowerShell-7 x msi if needed) Configure RDP with

Set-ItemProperty -Path \"HKLM:\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server\" -Name \"fDenyTSConnections\" -Value 0

and open port 3389 with

New-NetFirewallRule -Name \"RDP\" -Direction Inbound -Protocol TCP -LocalPort 3389 -Action Allow

Test with mstsc—expect GUI access On AWS this enhances IIS and FTP control ensuring uptime without Linux-style Bash reliance