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Add-VMDvdDrive

Adds a DVD drive to a virtual machine.

Windows Server · Risk: High · Documentation Verified

Last verified: 2026-10-26

Microsoft Hyper-V reference: Adds a DVD drive to a virtual machine. The syntax and selected example below are adapted from the pinned Windows Server 2025 reference. Module availability, target configuration and delegated permissions determine whether it can run in your environment. Documentation and parameter text: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; formatting adapted by Cmdlet World. No execution testing is claimed.

Add-VMDvdDrive [-CimSession <CimSession[]>] [-ComputerName <String[]>] [-Credential <PSCredential[]>]
 [-VMName] <String[]> [[-ControllerNumber] <Int32>] [[-ControllerLocation] <Int32>] [[-Path] <String>]
 [-ResourcePoolName <String>] [-AllowUnverifiedPaths] [-Passthru] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

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Required permissions

Use an account with the target resource permissions documented for Add-VMDvdDrive. Modifying administrative cmdlets may require elevation or delegated administration. This catalog does not assert that ordinary users can execute the command.

Supported environments

Windows / Hyper-V · Windows Server 2025 documentation; feature/module prerequisites apply

Parameters

-AllowUnverifiedPaths: Specifies that no error is to be thrown if the specified path is not verified as accessible by the cluster. This parameter is applicable to clustered virtual machines.
-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.
-ComputerName: Specifies one or more Hyper-v hosts on which the DVD drive is to be added. 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.
-Confirm: Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.
-ControllerLocation: Specifies the number of the location on the controller at which the DVD drive is to be added. If not specified, the number of the first available location on the controller is used.
-ControllerNumber: Specifies the number of the controller to which the DVD drive is to be added. If not specified, the first IDE controller on which the specified ControllerLocation is available is used.
-Credential: Specifies one or more user accounts that have permission to perform this action. The default is the current user.
-Passthru: Passes the added Microsoft.HyperV.PowerShell.DvdDrive through to the pipeline.
-Path: Specifies the full path to the virtual hard disk file or physical hard disk volume for the added DVD drive.
-ResourcePoolName: Specifies the friendly name of the ISO resource pool to which this DVD drive is to be associated.
-VM (required): Specifies the virtual machine to which the DVD drive is to be added.
-VMDriveController (required): Specifies the drive controller to which the DVD drive is to be added.
-VMName (required): Specifies the name of the virtual machine to which the DVD drive is to be added.
-WhatIf: Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.

Prerequisites

Windows with the Hyper-V module and the Windows feature or management tools that provide it. Confirm target connectivity and version compatibility using the linked Microsoft reference.

Security considerations

This cmdlet changes system state. Review every target and parameter in the official reference, test outside production, and prepare an appropriate backup or rollback. Do not execute the example automatically.

Examples

Example 1

Add-VMDvdDrive -VMName Test -Path D:\ISOs\disc1.iso

This example adds a virtual DVD drive using file D:\ISOs\disc1.iso to virtual machine Test. Source: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; transcript prompt/output removed. This example was not executed.

Sources

https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/windows-powershell-docs/blob/b7645dd8c687139b28e845119da30ec670526507/docset/winserver2025-ps/Hyper-V/Add-VMDvdDrive.md

https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/hyper-v/add-vmdvddrive?view=windowsserver2025-ps

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