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Change Hyper-V VM Switch of Virtual Machines using PowerShell

Thomas Maurer
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Hyper-V VM Switch

This is one of the first post of a short blog series with some simple PowerShell scripts and oneliners for Hyper-V. One this is how you can connect a Virtual Network Adapter of a Hyper-V Virtual Machine to another Virtual Switch.

This is very simple, with this command you can see all the Network Adapters of the Virtual Machine and to which Switch they are connected:


Get-VM "VM01" | Get-VMNetworkAdapter

With this command you can connect it to another Switch:


Get-VM "VM01" | Get-VMNetworkAdapter | Connect-VMNetworkAdapter -SwitchName "NewSwitch"

Now of course you can also do this for all Virtual Machines running on a Hyper-V host:


Get-VM | Get-VMNetworkAdapter

Get-VM | Get-VMNetworkAdapter | Connect-VMNetworkAdapter -SwitchName "NewSwitch"

Get-VM | Get-VMNetworkAdapter
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Thomas Maurer
Thomas is the EMEA Global Black Belt (GBB) for Sovereign Cloud at Microsoft, helping organizations across the region harness Microsoft’s sovereign, hybrid, multicloud, and edge solutions. He works directly with C-level leaders and technical teams to remove roadblocks, accelerate digital transformation, and shape long-term cloud strategies that meet business and regulatory needs. With over 15 years of experience in cloud and datacenter, including his previous role as Principal Program Manager and Chief Evangelist for Azure Hybrid, he combines deep technical expertise with a passion for customer success. He specializes in creating scalable architectures, solution accelerators, and thought leadership that drive adoption and innovation on Azure. Thomas is a passionate community advocate and frequently speaks at industry events such as Microsoft Ignite and Microsoft TechDays. He shares his expertise through his Cloud and Datacenter Blog at www.thomasmaurer.ch and on LinkedIn and X.com www.twitter.com/thomasmaurer.

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  1. Dave Avatar
    Dave

    Just wanted to say thanks Thomas! Exactly what I needed to point me in the right direction. In my case, I wanted to apply a switch to all of my VMs adapters (not just one) so I just left out the VM name.

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    1. Thomas Maurer Avatar
      Thomas Maurer

      Thank you Dave, great that this blog helped you!

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