Start a Hyper-V virtual machine (VM) automatically on boot-up

From MS Search Assistant:
"To start a Hyper-V virtual machine automatically on boot, open Hyper-V Manager, select the VM, go to Settings, and under 'Automatic Start Action', choose 'Always start this virtual machine automatically'. Make sure to apply the changes for each VM you want to start automatically. woshub.com redmondmag.com

Configuring Automatic Startup for Hyper-V VMs:
To ensure your Hyper-V virtual machines (VMs) start automatically when your host system boots up, follow these steps:

Setting Automatic Start Action:
    Open Hyper-V Manager:
        Launch Hyper-V Manager from your Windows system.

    Select the VM:
        In the left pane, select the Hyper-V host.
        In the middle pane, choose the virtual machine you want to configure.

    Access VM Settings:
        Click on "Settings" in the right "Actions" pane.

    Configure Automatic Start Action:
        Navigate to Automatic Start Action in the settings menu.
        Choose Always start this virtual machine automatically.

Additional Options:
    Startup Delay: You can set a delay for the VM to start after the host boots. This helps manage the boot order if you have multiple VMs.

    PowerShell Configuration: You can also use PowerShell to set the automatic start action. For example:

powershell:
    Set-VM -VMName "YourVMName" -AutomaticStartAction Start

Verifying Hyper-V Services:
Ensure that the necessary Hyper-V services are set to start automatically:

•     Hyper-V Virtual Machine Management: Should be set to Automatic.
•     Hyper-V Host Compute Service: Also set to Automatic.

Conclusion:
By following these steps, your Hyper-V VMs will automatically start when your host system boots up, streamlining your virtualization management."

Hyper-V: Configuring Automatic Startup and Boot Order of VMs:
https://woshub.com/hyper-v-vm-automatic-startup-boot-order/

How to make Hyper-V virtual machine launch automatically at startup:
https://www.thewindowsclub.com/make-hyper-v-virtual-machine-launch-automatically-at-startup
"Hyper-V mainly offers three launch options:
   *  Nothing: If you choose this option, Hyper-V won't start the virtual machine when you start your computer.
   *  Automatically start if it was running when the service stopped: At times, we restart our computer suddenly when it freezes or hangs a lot. If Hyper-V was running when you restarted the computer, Hyper-V will run the virtual machine automatically when you start your PC.
  *  Always start this virtual machine automatically: If you choose this option, Hyper-V will start the virtual machine automatically at startup. Whether it was running when you restarted your PC or not, Hyper-V will start the selected virtual machine without any prior permission."
"It is also possible to delay the start of the virtual machine. This helps when you want it to start automatically but wait for a few moments first. It is possible to set this up with the help of the Hyper-V Manager as well as PowerShell."

Hyper-V VMs start on same host after restart:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/812263/hyper-v-vms-start-on-same-host-after-restart
"You can view and change the automatic startup and shutdown settings of your Hyper-V virtual machines using PowerShell.

Display the current startup and shutdown settings of all VMs:

Get-VM –VMname * | Select-Object VMname,AutomaticStartAction,AutomaticStartDelay,AutomaticStopAction "

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