Configuring a new Windows Server 2012 instance using PowerShell

1. Join the domain (prompt for user name and password of domain administrator):

   Add-Computer -DomainName {Domain Name}

2. Add a domain user as an administrator:

   net localgroup administrators {Domain Name}\{User Name} /add

3. Name the computer:

   Rename-Computer {New Name}

4. Enable PowerShell remoting (note: no double hops):

   Enable-PSRemoting

5. Restart the computer:

   Restart-Computer