Scheduling VM startup

Question

Hello!

I have been trying to get my azure vm to turn on at a specific time everyday. I used "Start/Stop vm during off hours" and that worked fine but I don't just need the vm to have a "running" status but almost need it to "Switch on" or "Automatically log in to vm". Does anyone have a solution out there? thanks :)

Answer 1

@Aniruddh Padmanaban Thanks for posting your query here!

If you want to automate the login process, you can save the below script with the extension.ps1 and run it in PowerShell.

echo "Connecting to your VM's public IP"
$Server="your VM's public IP"
$User="VM's username"
$Password="VM's password"
cmdkey /generic:TERMSRV/$Server /user:$User /pass:$Password
mstsc /v:$Server

Kindly let us know if the above helps or you need further assistance on this issue.

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