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Inconsistency in about_Remote_Requirements remoting permissions #12497

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The document states that only Administrators group has permission to connect to remote session. In fact, the Remote Management Users group has also that permission by default.

The same problem exists on all versions of about_ document, starting from version 3.

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Get-PSSessionConfiguration -Name microsoft.powershell
Name          : microsoft.powershell
PSVersion     : 5.1
StartupScript :
RunAsUser     :
Permission    : NT AUTHORITY\INTERACTIVE AccessAllowed, BUILTIN\Administrators AccessAllowed, BUILTIN\Remote Management Users AccessAllowed

Suggested Fix

Mention also Remote Management User group.

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