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Set-VMBios

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Module:
Hyper-V

Configures the BIOS of a virtual machine.

Syntax

PowerShell 
Set-VMBios
   [-VMName] <String[]>
   [-ComputerName <String[]>]
   [-DisableNumLock]
   [-EnableNumLock]
   [-Passthru]
   [-StartupOrder <BootDevice[]>]
   [-Confirm]
   [-WhatIf]
PowerShell 
Set-VMBios
   [-VM] <VirtualMachine[]>
   [-DisableNumLock]
   [-EnableNumLock]
   [-Passthru]
   [-StartupOrder <BootDevice[]>]
   [-Confirm]
   [-WhatIf]
PowerShell 
Set-VMBios
   [-VMBios] <VMBios[]>
   [-DisableNumLock]
   [-EnableNumLock]
   [-Passthru]
   [-StartupOrder <BootDevice[]>]
   [-Confirm]
   [-WhatIf]

Description

The Set-VMBios cmdlet configures the BIOS of a virtual machine.

Examples

Example 1

PowerShell 
PS C:\> Set-VMBios TestVM -DisableNumLock

This example disables the NumLock key by default on virtual machine TestVM.

Example 2

PowerShell 
PS C:\> Set-VMBios TestVM -StartupOrder @("Floppy", "LegacyNetworkAdapter", "CD", "IDE")

This example configures virtual machine TestVM to check for a boot device in the following order: floppy disk, network, CD drive, hard disk.

Parameters

-ComputerName

Specifies one or more Hyper-V hosts for which the BIOS is to be configured. 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:.
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-Confirm

Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.

Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:False
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-DisableNumLock

Specifies that NumLock is to be disabled in the BIOS of the virtual machine to be configured.

Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-EnableNumLock

Specifies that NumLock is to be enabled in the BIOS of the virtual machine to be configured.

Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-Passthru

Specifies that an Microsoft.Virtualization.Powershell.Bios object is to be passed through to the pipeline representing the BIOS to be configured.

Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-StartupOrder

Specifies an array of boot devices representing the boot order in the BIOS of the virtual machine. The boot devices are specified as members of the BootDevices enumeration (CD, IDE, LegacyNetworkAdapter, Floppy).

Type:BootDevice[]
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-VM

Specifies the virtual machine for which the BIOS is to be configured.

Type:VirtualMachine[]
Position:1
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False

-VMBios

Type:VMBios[]
Position:1
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False

-VMName

Specifies the name of the virtual machine for which the BIOS is to be configured.

Type:String[]
Position:1
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:True

-WhatIf

Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.

Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:False
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

Outputs

None

Default

Microsoft.Virtualization.Powershell.Bios

If -PassThru is specified.