Add AD security group to local administrators on Hyper-V server running core

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First connect to the remote server with powershell [cc lang=”powershell”]Enter-PSSession -ComputerName contoso\hv01[/cc] Next run the command to add the group: [cc lang=”powershell”]Add-LocalGroupMember -Group “Administrators” -Member “CONTOSO\Hyper-V Admins”[/cc] If you’re paranoid (like me) and want to check this worked you can use: [cc lang=”powershell”]Get-LocalGroupMember “Administrators”[/cc]

How to install and configure Hyper-V Host (core) for remote administration

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It’s possible to configure a Hyper-V host running core to be fully managed remotely.  I have read various suggestions on the web saying it’s better and more secure to leave the Hyper-V host in a workgroup, but the effort required when doing that just doesn’t make it worth it in my opinion.And we actually want…