How to install PS Exec on a Windows 10 PC?

I watched some Youtube videos on how to "install" PS Exec. They are mostly Windows 7 tutorials. Seems like Windows 10 is a bit different.

I tried to add it to Environmental Variables>System Variables>Path Edit>New>%SystemRoot%\System32\PSTools but it's not working.

I have the PS Tools here: C:\Windows\System32\PSTools

Now what?

What???? Is "PS Exec"?

PaulaJava said:

I watched some Youtube videos on how to "install" PS Exec ...I have the PS Tools here: C:\Windows\System32\PSTools

Paula,

You do not have to do anything in particular. When you want to run [SysInternals, PSTools suite] PSExec you can just use its full path.
C:\Windows\System32\PSTools\PSExec.exe

[this was also the case in Windows 7]

Denis

PS Others interested in this suite of tools can see Sysinternals Suite - Microsoft Docs. Note that SysInternals is a part of Microsoft.

Try3 said:

PS Others interested in this suite of tools can see Sysinternals Suite - Microsoft Docs. Note that SysInternals is a part of Microsoft.

Without any sort reference (or knowledge of Sysinternals) one would not know what PS Exec is.

I am familiar with Sysinternals, I just don't use "PS Exec". I mostly use Process Explorer and Process Monitor.

Thanks.

Paula,

I have only ever used PSExec for one job - resolving an Error accessing the System Registry message when accessing Excel, VBA, Tools, References

Just out of interest, what will you be using it for?

Denis

Sorry for the delay. Had to get some grub. I am using a ps1 to do a Bitlocker status on our laptop OU.

Here is the ps1:

Import-Module ActiveDirectory
$searchbase = "OU=Laptops,OU=Computers,OU=FTY,OU=Service Unites,OU=PHX,OU-IHS,DC=D1,DC=NA,DC=ORG,DC=GOV"
$computers = Get-ADComputer -Filter * -Searchbase $searchbase
$PSScriptRoot
$ScriptToRun= $PSScriptRoot+"\EnableWinRM.ps1"


ForEach ($computer in $computers.name) {
&$ScriptToRun
Invoke-Command -ComputerName $computer -ScriptBlock {
Import-Module xBitlocker -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
$bitlockstatus = Get-BitLockerVolume
write-output "$env:computername | Bitlocker Status: $($bitlockstatus.ProtectionStatus)"
Out-File "\\phxaoapps\bitlocker\recoverykey\fty\FTY-Bitlocker-Status.csv" -Append
}
}



And it" referencing this ps1:

Param([string]$computerName)Function enableWinRM { $result = winrm id -r:$global:compName 2>$null Write-Host if ($LastExitCode -eq 0) { Write-Host "WinRM already enabled on" $global:compName "..." -ForegroundColor green } else { Write-Host "Enabling WinRM on" $global:compName "..." -ForegroundColor red \\server\folder\pstools\psexec.exe \\$global:compName -s C:\Windows\system32\winrm.cmd qc -quiet if ($LastExitCode -eq 0) { \\server\folder\pstools\psservice.exe \\$global:compName restart WinRM $result = winrm id -r:$global:compName 2>$null if ($LastExitCode -eq 0) {Write-Host 'WinRM successfully enabled!' -ForegroundColor green} else {exit 1} } else {exit 1} }}$global:compName = $computerNameenableWinRMexit 0


I don't know if the ps1 it will work. But I did finally get psexec to work. I just had to restart.