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  • Blog Post: PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Add Drive to Virtual Machine

    Summary : Use Windows PowerShell to add a new hard disk drive to a virtual machine on Hyper-V. How can I to add another hard drive to my virtual machine? Use the Add-VMHardDiskDrive cmdlet with the following command: STOP-VM -vmname "My Virtual Machine" NEW-VHD -Dynamic C:\VHD\MyDrive.vhdx...
  • Blog Post: Create a New Virtual Machine with PowerShell: Part 1

    Summary : Microsoft Windows PowerShell MVP and honorary Scripting Guy, Sean Kearney, begins a three-part series about creating new virtual machines. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. If you are a seasoned Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog reader, you know that the most frequent guest blogger is...
  • Blog Post: PowerTip: Create a New VHD with Windows PowerShell

    Summary : Use Windows PowerShell to create a new virtual hard disk to use with Hyper-V. How can I create a new virtual hard disk in Hyper-V? Use the New-VHD cmdlet. This will create a 60 GB dynamic disk VHDX file under C:\VHD\ called Mydrive.vhdx: NEW-VHD -Dynamic C:\VHD\MyDrive.vhdx -SizeBytes...
  • Blog Post: Build and Restore Snapshots in Hyper-V with Windows PowerShell

    Summary : Microsoft PowerShell MVP, Sean Kearney, talks about using Windows PowerShell to build and restore snapshots in Hyper-V. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. If you are a seasoned Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog reader, you know that the most frequent guest blogger is Sean Kearney. If you...
  • Blog Post: PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Rename a Virtual Machine

    Summary : Use Windows PowerShell to rename a virtual machine on Hyper-V. How can I easily rename a virtual machine running on Hyper-V? Use the Rename-VM cmdlet: RENAME-VM -Name "My Old VM Name" -newname "Cool New VM Name"
  • Blog Post: Creating a Home Drive with Windows PowerShell: Part 3

    Summary : Microsoft PowerShell MVP, Sean Kearney, concludes his series about creating a home drive with Windows PowerShell. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. If you are a seasoned Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog reader, you know that the most frequent guest blogger is Sean Kearney. If you are...
  • Blog Post: PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Add Processors to Virtual Machine

    Summary : Use Windows PowerShell to add processors to a virtual machine running on Hyper-V. How can I easily add processors to my virtual machine? Use the Set-VMProcessor cmdlet: SET-VMProcessor -VMname "My Virtual Machine" -count 2 This enables the virtual machine called "My Virtual Machine...
  • Blog Post: Creating a Home Drive with Windows PowerShell: Part 2

    Summary : Create a home drive with Microsoft MVP and honorary Scripting Guy, Sean Kearney. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. If you are a seasoned Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog reader, you know that the most frequent guest blogger is Sean Kearney. If you are new to the blog, I welcome you, and...
  • Blog Post: PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Add Adapter to a Virtual Machine

    Summary : Use Windows PowerShell to add a network adapter to a virtual machine. How do I add a network adapter to my virtual machine on Hyper-V? Use the ADD-VMNetworkAdapter cmdlet: ADD-VMNetworkAdapter -vmname "My Virtual Machine" -switchname "ProdVlan" Remember, you can always get a list...
  • Blog Post: Creating a Home Drive with Windows PowerShell: Part 1

    Summary : Microsoft PowerShell MVP and Honorary Scripting Guy, Sean Kearney, begins a discussion about home drives and Windows PowerShell. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. If you are a seasoned Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog reader, you know that the most frequent guest blogger is Sean Kearney...
  • Blog Post: PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Check Virtual Machine Boot Order

    Summary : Use Windows PowerShell to check the boot order on a virtual machine. How do I check the boot order on a virtual machine running on Hyper-V? Use the Get-VMBios cmdlet and check the StartupOrder property. Get-VMBios -vmname "Virtual Machine Name" | Select-object -expandproperty StartupOrder...
  • Blog Post: Generating a New Password with Windows PowerShell

    Summary : Microsoft Windows PowerShell MVP and Honorary Scripting Guy, Sean Kearney, talks about generating passwords with Windows PowerShell in Windows Server 2012. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. If you are a seasoned Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog reader, you know that the most frequent...
  • Blog Post: PowerTip: Use PowerShell to List Hyper-V Switches

    Summary : Use Windows PowerShell to list all switches on a Hyper-V server. How do I get a list of all switches on my Hyper-V box? Use the Get-VMSwitch cmdlet, which will list all Hyper-V network names on a host (including their switch type, whether they be External, Internal, or Private): GET...
  • Blog Post: Import Multiple Virtual Machines with Windows PowerShell

    Summary : Microsoft PowerShell MVP, Sean Kearney, talks about importing multiple virtual machines with Windows PowerShell in Windows Server 2012. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. If you are a seasoned Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog reader, you know that the most frequent guest blogger is Sean...
  • Blog Post: PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Put Virtual Machine in Saved State

    Summary : Use Windows PowerShell to put a virtual machine into a saved state. How do I put a virtual machine into a saved state? Use the Save-VM cmdlet with the name of the virtual machine in Hyper-V: Save-VM 'Contoso-FPS' Or you can place all virtual machines on a Hyper-V server into saved...
  • Blog Post: Export Multiple Virtual Machines with Windows PowerShell

    Summary : Microsoft PowerShell MVP, Sean Kearney, shows how to easily use Windows PowerShell in Windows Server 2012 to export multiple virtual machines. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. If you are a seasoned Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog reader, you know that the most frequent guest blogger...
  • Blog Post: PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Get Virtual Machine Start Mode

    Summary : Sean Kearney shows how to determine virtual machine start mode by using Windows PowerShell. How can I tell which virtual machines will start automatically? Use the Get-VM cmdlet, and check the AutomaticStartAction property: Get-VM | Format-Table Name,AutomaticStartAction -autosize
  • Blog Post: Change Virtual Machine Network Configuration with PowerShell

    Summary : Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to change the virtual machine network configuration in Windows Server 2012. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. If you are a seasoned Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog reader, you know that the most frequent guest blogger is Sean Kearney. If you are new...
  • Blog Post: PowerTip: Use PowerShell to Find Running Virtual Machines

    Summary : Sean Kearney explains how to use Windows PowerShell to find running virtual machines. How can I find a list of virtual machines on my computer that is running Windows Server 2012 with Hyper-V? Use the Get-VM cmdlet and filter on the State property: Get-VM | Where { $_.State -eq 'Running...
  • Blog Post: Get a List of Virtual Machines by Using PowerShell

    Summary : Learn how to use Windows PowerShell 3.0 in Windows Server 2012 to obtain a list of virtual machines. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. If you are a seasoned Hey, Scripting Guy! Blog reader, you know that the most frequent guest blogger is Sean Kearney. If you are new to the blog...
  • Blog Post: Weekend Scripter: Convert Word Documents to PDF Files with PowerShell

    Summary : Windows PowerShell MVP, Sean Kearney, talks about using Windows PowerShell to convert Word documents to PDF files en-masse. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today’s blog is brought to you by Windows PowerShell MVP and honorary Scripting Guy, Sean Kearney. Previous blog...
  • Blog Post: It’s a Wonderful Shell—Chapter 5

    Summary: Microsoft PowerShell MVP and honorary Scripting Guy Sean Kearney continues with part 5 his five-part holiday series. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today we have part five of a five-part series of It’s a Wonderful Shell staring George Shelley. These are written by Windows...
  • Blog Post: It’s a Wonderful Shell—Chapter 4

    Summary: Microsoft PowerShell MVP and honorary Scripting Guy Sean Kearney continues with part 4 his five-part holiday series. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today we have part four of a five-part series of It’s a Wonderful Shell staring George Shelley. These are written by Windows...
  • Blog Post: It’s a Wonderful Shell—Chapter 3

    Summary: Microsoft PowerShell MVP and honorary Scripting Guy Sean Kearney continues with part 3 his five-part holiday series. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today we have part three of a five-part series of It’s a Wonderful Shell staring George Shelley. These are written by Windows...
  • Blog Post: It’s a Wonderful Shell—Chapter 2

    Summary: Microsoft PowerShell MVP and honorary Scripting Guy Sean Kearney continues with part two his five-part holiday series. Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. Today we have part two of a five-part series of It’s a Wonderful Shell staring George Shelley. These are written by Windows...
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