Connecting to Azure Windows VM Using PowerShell

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Connecting to Azure Windows VM Using PowerShell

In this hands-on lab, you will be able to log in to a Windows machine using PowerShell. Directly from Cloud Shell, you can access a Windows machine without having to establish an RDP connection, log in, and have to navigate the Windows GUI. This creates ease of use and frees up a lot of administrative tasks across multiple VMs for a system administrator.

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Lab Info

Level

Intermediate

Last updated

Sep 18, 2025

Duration

1h 0m

Challenge

Connect to Cloud Shell in the Azure Portal
1. Open a web browser and go to https://portal.azure.com.
2. Use the email and password provided with this hands-on lab to log in to the portal.
3. Click the Cloud Shell icon in top menu bar to open it.
4. Select PowerShell.
5. Click Show advanced settings.
6. Create a new storage account that is globally unique.
7. Create a file share named "fileshare".
8. Click Create storage.
Challenge

Create a New PowerShell Remoting Session
1. Create a new PSSession (you can get the <winVM_PUBLIC_IP> from the lab page or the Azure Portal):
  
  New-PSSession -HostName '<winVM_PUBLIC_IP>' -UserName cloud_user
2. Enter Get-PSSession to verify that the session has been saved.
3. Store the session in a variable named $s ($s = Get-PSSession).
Challenge

Connect to the VM Using PowerShell
1. Connect to the VM remotely:
  
  Enter-PSSession -Session $s
2. Verify that the VM is Windows by calling the variable $PSVersionTable.

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