HelpDesk

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Functions/Public/Start-MSRA.ps1

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.SYNOPSIS

    Starts Microsoft Remote Assistance

.DESCRIPTION

    This function is set to work with the helpdesk mode of Windows Remote Assistance. You can either enter a computer name and the function will attempt to start a connection to the remote computer. If no computer name is specified Windows Remote Assistance will open to the Advanced Help Desk Mode, which is where you can enter a computer name to connect to.

.PARAMETER  ComputerName

    This parameter is for the remote computer you wish to connect to. By default if you don’t specify a remote computer Windows Remote Assistant will open up to the helpdesk screen.

.EXAMPLE

    PS C:\> Start-MSRA computer1

    Description

    -----------

    This example shows how to call the Start-MSRA function and automatically connect to the remote computer.

.NOTES

    Author: Matthew J. DeGarmo

    GitHub: https://github.com/matthewjdegarmo

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Function Start-MSRA() {

    [CmdletBinding()]

    param (

        [Parameter(Mandatory = $false,

            HelpMessage = 'This is the remote computer you wish to connect to.')]

        [Alias('CN')]

        [string]

        $ComputerName = ""

    )

    If ($ComputerName -eq "") {

        Start-Process -FilePath "C:\Windows\System32\msra.exe" -Args "/Offerra"

    }

    Else {

        If (Test-Connection -ComputerName $ComputerName -Count 2 -Quiet) {

            Start-Process -FilePath "C:\Windows\System32\msra.exe" -Args "/Offerra \\$ComputerName"

        }

        Else {

            Return "Failed to Connect to $ComputerName"

        }

    }

}#End Function: Start-MSRA

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