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Copy-VMFile

Copies a file to a virtual machine.

Windows Server · Risk: High · Documentation Verified

Last verified: 2026-10-26

Microsoft Hyper-V reference: Copies a file 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.

Copy-VMFile [-CimSession <CimSession[]>] [-ComputerName <String[]>] [-Credential <PSCredential[]>]
 [-Name] <String[]> [-SourcePath] <String> [-DestinationPath] <String> -FileSource <CopyFileSourceType>
 [-CreateFullPath] [-Force] [-AsJob] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

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Required permissions

Use an account with the target resource permissions documented for Copy-VMFile. 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

-AsJob: Runs the cmdlet as a background job.
-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 an array of Hyper-V hosts. The cmdlet copies the file to the hosts you specify.
-Confirm: Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.
-CreateFullPath: Indicates that when the cmdlet copies a file, it creates folders if the folder does not already exist.
-Credential: Specifies one or more user accounts that have permission to perform this action. The default is the current user.
-DestinationPath (required): Specifies a path. The cmdlet copies the file to the destination path.
-FileSource (required): Specifies the type of a file source.
-Force: Forces the command to run without asking for user confirmation.
-Name (required): Specifies an array of virtual machine objects by name. The cmdlet copies files to the virtual machines you specify.
-SourcePath (required): Specifies a path. The cmdlet copies the file from the source path.
-VM (required): Specifies an array of virtual machine objects. The cmdlet copies files to the virtual machines you specify. To obtain a virtual machine object, use the Get-VM cmdlet.
-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

Copy-VMFile "Test VM" -SourcePath "D:\Test.txt" -DestinationPath "C:\Temp\Test.txt" -CreateFullPath -FileSource Host

This example copies the file "test.txt" from the host operating system into the guest operating system of the virtual machine "Test VM". It will create the directory "C:\Temp" inside the guest operating system if it does not exist already. 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/Copy-VMFile.md

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

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