Using PowerShell Direct

PowerShell Direct (PSD) is a new feature with Windows Server 2016 (and on Windows 10 Anniversary Update or later). PSD enables you to use PowerShell remoting to access a Hyper-V VM without needing to set up networking and firewall settings inside the VM. With PSD, you use Invoke-Command, specifying either the VM's name or the VM's VMID (the VMID is a GUID used internally by Hyper-V to identify a VM) rather than the VM's hostname. You can also use the VM name or VMID to enter a remote session using Enter-PSSession.

In earlier versions of Hyper-V, you needed a networking connection between your Hyper-V host and the guest OS in order to remote into the guest. This meant setting up and establishing network connectivity. With PSD, you can use the VM's name or ID and remote straight in. This is useful when a VM is misconfigured and its network connectivity is unavailable.

Getting ready

For this recipe, you need the Hyper-V host that you set up in the Installing and configuring...