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Connect-VMNetworkAdapter

Connects a virtual network adapter to a virtual switch.

Last verified: 2026-10-26

Microsoft Hyper-V reference: Connects a virtual network adapter to a virtual switch. 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.

Connect-VMNetworkAdapter [[-Name] <String[]>] [-SwitchName] <String> [-Passthru] [-CimSession <CimSession[]>]
 [-ComputerName <String[]>] [-Credential <PSCredential[]>] [-VMName] <String[]> [-WhatIf] [-Confirm]
 [<CommonParameters>]

Required permissions

Use an account with the target resource permissions documented for Connect-VMNetworkAdapter. 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

-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 virtual machine hosts on which the virtual network adapter is to be connected. 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.

-Credential

Specifies one or more user accounts that have permission to perform this action. The default is the current user.

-Name

Specifies the name of the virtual network adapter to be connected.

-Passthru

Specifies that a Microsoft.HyperV.PowerShell.VMNetworkAdapter object is to be passed through to the pipeline representing the virtual network adapter to be connected.

-SwitchName (required)

Specifies the name of the virtual switch to which the virtual network adapter is to be connected.

-UseAutomaticConnection (required)

Specifies that the network adapter is to be connected to any virtual switch in the resource pool, rather than to a specific virtual switch.

-VMName (required)

Specifies the name of the virtual machine in which the network adapter is to be connected.

-VMNetworkAdapter (required)

Specifies the virtual network adapter to be connected.

-VMSwitch (required)

Specifies the virtual switch to which the virtual network adapter is to be connected.

-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

Connect-VMNetworkAdapter -VMName Test1,Test2 -Name Internet -SwitchName InternetAccess

Sources

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

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

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