Use PsTools to run commands remotely

Use PsTools to run commands remotely

The PsTools are a suite of tiny applications that allows computers to be administrated remotely. Lots of different features are included.

To download and learn more PSTOOLS please visit this link. The easiest way to use it, is to extract all the files to the System32 folder ( C:\Windows\System32 ). Administrator privileges are required.

To run CMD on a remote computer to troubleshoot or obtain information, the command PSEXEC comes in handy.

The first time the command is ran, a prompt requesting to accept the license agreement.


Then type in the command.

psexec \\computername -u Admin -p psswd cmd

Replace the computername, Admin and psswd with yours.

And from here a lot simplicity starts.