Execute remote commands with psexec pstools - cmd Windows

The pstools can be used to execute commands on other computers: Of course, this requires the necessary rights for the remote connection: by default, these are the domain administrator or the local administrator. As an alternative for a remote connection to another computer, PowerShell remoting can also be used, see: Powershell Remote

psinfo

Read system information with

Batch

psinfo \\hostname

output to a file works with cmd board means:

Batch

 psinfo \\Hostname >> c:\temp\ausgabe.txt

Note: a similar evaluation is also provided by

Batch

psexec \\hostname systeminfo

e.g. the output could also be filtered immediately:

Batch

psexec \\hostname systeminfo | find "Betriebssystemname"

systeminfo returns the following information:

Hostname;
operating system name;
operating system version:
Operating system manufacturer
Operating system configuration:
Operating system build type:
Registered user:
Registered Organization:
Product ID:
Original installation date:
System start time:
System Manufacturer:
System Model:
System Type:
Processor(s):
BIOS version:
Windows directory:
System Directory:
Boot device:
System locale:
Input locale:
Time zone:
Total physical memory
Available physical memory
Virtual memory
Maximum size
Virtual memory
Available
Virtual memory
Currently in use
Swap file path(s):
Domain:
Logon Server:
Hotfix(es):

pslist

running tasks with

batch

pslist \\hostname

pskill

with pskill you can stop tasks which were shown before with pslist

batch

pskill \\hostname PidNr

psexec

with psexec \hostname command a CommandLine command can be executed on the remote computer:

Example:

Batch

psexec \\Hostname cmd

opens the command prompt of the remote computer

output to a file works with cmd board means:

Batch

psexec \\Hostname cmd >> c:\temp\ausgabe.txt

psexec software installation

Batch

psexec \\hostname \\server\share_mit_Sofwaresource\install.exe /s

write psexec values to registry

Batch

psexec \\hostname reg add \\COMPUTERNAME\HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\Parameters /t REG_DWORD /v autosharewks /d 1 /f

psexec on multiple computers:

Batch

psexec @hosts.txt reg add \\COMPUTERNAME\HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\Parameters /t REG_DWORD /v autosharewks /d 1 /f

in the hosts.txt you can write a hostname in each line, psexec then connects to the hosts one after the other and executes a command there.

Install programs

Example:

Batch

psexec \\hostname install.exe /s

important: the installation must be done silently, i.e. in the background (or unattended), if a GUI is loaded or requested, the installation will not work. During the installation you have to specify the parameters for the unattended installation.