# evil-winrm > Windows Remote Management (WinRM) shell for pentesting. > Once connected, we get a PowerShell prompt on the target host. > More information: . - Connect to a host: `evil-winrm {{[-i|--ip]}} {{ip}} {{[-u|--user]}} {{user}} {{[-p|--password]}} {{password}}` - Connect to a host using pass-the-hash authentication instead of a password: `evil-winrm {{[-i|--ip]}} {{ip}} {{[-u|--user]}} {{user}} {{[-H|--hash]}} {{nt_hash}}` - Connect to a host, specifying directories for PowerShell scripts and executables: `evil-winrm {{[-i|--ip]}} {{ip}} {{[-u|--user]}} {{user}} {{[-p|--password]}} {{password}} {{[-s|--scripts]}} {{path/to/scripts}} {{[-e|--executables]}} {{path/to/executables}}` - Connect to a host, using SSL: `evil-winrm {{[-i|--ip]}} {{ip}} {{[-u|--user]}} {{user}} {{[-p|--password]}} {{password}} {{[-S|--ssl]}} {{[-c|--pub-key]}} {{path/to/pubkey}} {{[-k|--priv-key]}} {{path/to/privkey}}` - Upload a file to the host: `PS > upload {{path/to/local/file}} {{path/to/remote/file}}` - List all loaded PowerShell functions: `PS > menu` - Load a PowerShell script from the `--scripts` directory: `PS > {{script.ps1}}` - Invoke a binary on the host from the `--executables` directory: `PS > Invoke-Binary {{binary.exe}}`