Enable-VMConsoleSupport
Enables keyboard, video, and mouse for virtual machines.
Syntax
Enable-VMConsoleSupport
[-CimSession <CimSession[]>]
[-ComputerName <String[]>]
[-Credential <PSCredential[]>]
[-VMName] <String[]>
[-Passthru]
[-WhatIf]
[-Confirm]
[<CommonParameters>] Enable-VMConsoleSupport
[-VM] <VirtualMachine[]>
[-Passthru]
[-WhatIf]
[-Confirm]
[<CommonParameters>] Description
The Enable-VMConsoleSupport cmdlet enables keyboard, video, and mouse for virtual machines.
Examples
Example 1: Enable keyboard, video, and mouse support
PS C:\> $VM = Get-VM -ComputerName "Server01"
PS C:\> Enable-VMConsoleSupport -VM $VMThe first command uses the Get-VM cmdlet to obtain the virtual machines on the host named Server01. The command stores the results in the $VM variable.
The second command enables keyboard, video, and mouse support on the virtual machine or virtual machines in $VM.
Parameters
-CimSession
Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a New-CimSession or Get-CimSession cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.
| Type: | CimSession[] |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-ComputerName
Specifies one or more Hyper-V hosts that run this cmdlet. NetBIOS names, IP addresses, and fully qualified domain names are allowable. The default is the local computer. Use localhost or a dot (.) to specify the local computer explicitly.
| Type: | String[] |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-Confirm
Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Aliases: | cf |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | False |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-Credential
Specifies one or more user accounts that have permission to perform this action. The default is the current user.
| Type: | PSCredential[] |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-Passthru
Indicates that this cmdlet returns the Microsoft.HyperV.VirtualMachine object that it modifies.
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-VM
Specifies an array of virtual machines on which this cmdlet enables support for keyboard, video, and mouse. To obtain a VirtualMachine object, use the Get-VM cmdlet.
| Type: | VirtualMachine[] |
| Position: | 0 |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | True |
| Accept pipeline input: | True |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-VMName
Specifies an array of names of virtual machines on which this cmdlet enables support keyboard, video, and mouse.
| Type: | String[] |
| Position: | 0 |
| Default value: | None |
| Required: | True |
| Accept pipeline input: | True |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-WhatIf
Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.
| Type: | SwitchParameter |
| Aliases: | wi |
| Position: | Named |
| Default value: | False |
| Required: | False |
| Accept pipeline input: | False |
| Accept wildcard characters: | False |
Outputs
Microsoft.HyperV.Powershell.VirtualMachine
This cmdlet returns a VirtualMachine object, if you specify the Passthru.