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Copper Contributor

Dec 17, 2019

WAC opens but will not connect to any servers

I installed WAC into a Win2k19 server, with all the defaults except WinRM was set up as https, not the default. I can add servers, but not connect to any of them. All the servers I put in have PS 5.x...

Bogdan2105

Copper Contributor

Jul 14, 2020

tlyczko2I'm facing the same.

Have several Servers from 2012 R2 to 2019 I can handle with RSAT and Powershell but WAC fails with the very same things you describe. Did not found anything yet. 😞

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-admin-center/the-client-cannot-connect-to-the-destination-specified-in-the/m-p/1521063#M1044

wrecklessw1
Copper Contributor
Apr 23, 2025
In the machine store the certificate you're using for admin center grant permission to the network service account to manage the keys for the certificate