{"id":2751,"date":"2013-10-09T00:01:00","date_gmt":"2013-10-09T00:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.technet.microsoft.com\/heyscriptingguy\/2013\/10\/09\/use-powershell-to-create-virtual-switches\/"},"modified":"2013-10-09T00:01:00","modified_gmt":"2013-10-09T00:01:00","slug":"use-powershell-to-create-virtual-switches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/scripting\/use-powershell-to-create-virtual-switches\/","title":{"rendered":"Use PowerShell to Create Virtual Switches"},"content":{"rendered":"

Summary<\/strong>: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell to easily create virtual switches in Hyper-V.<\/p>\n

Microsoft Scripting Guy, Ed Wilson, is here. The Scripting Wife and I are really looking forward to going to Atlanta to Windows PowerShell Saturday 005<\/a>. It will be held at the Microsoft Office in Alpharetta, Georgia on October 26, 2013. There are still some tickets available for this event, and it will absolutely rock. I am doing two presentations, and there is a stellar collection of other speakers. The Scripting Wife will be there helping out with registration and other behind-the-scenes activities. Yes, it will be a great way to spend a lazy fall Saturday. You should register before the event sells out. (All of the other Windows PowerShell Saturday events have sold out.)<\/p>\n

It is easy to create a virtual switch in Hyper-V Manager. All that the task requires is to open Hyper-V Manager, click Virtual Switch Manager, follow a couple of wizard screens, and choose from two dozen options. The Virtual Switch Manager Wizard is shown here:<\/p>\n

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This is not too bad if all I need to do is to create a single virtual switch on a single computer (such as my laptop). But on my laptop, I generally create at least the following four virtual switches:<\/p>\n