Set-HyperVVMAutomaticStart

Hyper-V: Configures VM automatic start action

Script

#Requires -Version 5.1
#Requires -Modules Hyper-V

[CmdletBinding()]
Param (
    [string]$ComputerName = "localhost",

    [PSCredential]$Credential,

    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
    [string]$Name,

    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
    [ValidateSet('Nothing', 'StartIfRunning', 'Start')]
    [string]$Action,

    [int]$DelaySeconds = 0
)

Process {
    try {
        $params = @{
            'ComputerName' = $ComputerName
            'ErrorAction'  = 'Stop'
        }
        if ($Credential) { $params.Add('Credential', $Credential) }

        $vm = Get-VM @params | Where-Object { $_.Name -eq $Name -or $_.Id -eq $Name }

        if (-not $vm) {
            throw "Virtual machine '$Name' not found on '$ComputerName'."
        }

        Set-VM -VM $vm -AutomaticStartAction $Action -AutomaticStartDelay $DelaySeconds -ErrorAction Stop

        $result = [PSCustomObject]@{
            Name                 = $vm.Name
            AutomaticStartAction = $Action
            AutomaticStartDelay  = $DelaySeconds
            Action               = "AutomaticStartUpdated"
            Status               = "Success"
            Timestamp            = Get-Date -Format "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss"
        }

        Write-Output $result
    }
    catch {
        throw
    }
}

Customize

ComputerName string

Specifies the name of the Hyper-V host. Defaults to the local machine.

Credential PSCredential

Specifies the credentials to use for the remote connection.

Name string

Specifies the name or ID of the virtual machine.

Action string

Specifies the action to take (Nothing, StartIfRunning, or Start).

DelaySeconds int

Optional. Specifies the delay in seconds before the virtual machine starts.