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Get-NetEventVmSwitch

Gets Hyper-V virtual switches from a provider.

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Last verified: 2026-10-26

Microsoft NetEventPacketCapture reference: Gets Hyper-V virtual switches from a provider. 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.

Get-NetEventVmSwitch [[-Name] <String[]>] [-ShowInstalled] [-CimSession <CimSession[]>]
 [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>] [-AsJob] [<CommonParameters>]

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Required permissions

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

Supported environments

Windows / NetEventPacketCapture · Windows Server 2025 documentation; feature/module prerequisites apply

Parameters

-AsJob: Runs the cmdlet as a background job. Use this parameter to run commands that take a long time to complete.
-AssociatedPacketCaptureProvider: Specifies the associated packet capture provider as a CIM object. To obtain the packet capture provider, use the Get-NetEventPacketCaptureProvider cmdlet.
-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.
-Name: Specifies an array of Hyper-V virtual switches.
-ShowInstalled: Indicates that the cmdlet displays all network adapters that are installed on the computer.
-ThrottleLimit: Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet. If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0 is entered, then Windows PowerShell® calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the computer. The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.

Prerequisites

Windows with the NetEventPacketCapture 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 is a read-oriented cmdlet; protect any sensitive results and check the documented effects of your selected parameters.

Examples

Example 1: Get a Hyper-V virtual switch from a provider

Get-NetEventVMSwitch -Name "Network Adapter 2 - Virtual Switch"

This example gets a Hyper-V virtual switch from the Remote Packet Capture provider for a network session. After you complete these commands to configure the network session, you can start and stop the event and packet capture for the network session by using the Start-NetEventSession and Stop-NetEventSession cmdlets. The first command uses the New-NetEventSession cmdlet to create a network session named NESession01. The second command uses the Add-NetEventPacketCaptureProvider cmdlet to add a Remote Packet Capture provider for the session named NESession01. The third command uses the Add-NetEventVmSwitch cmdlet to add the Hyper-V virtual switch named Network Adapter 2 - Virtual Switch as a filter on the Remote Packet Capture provider. The fourth command uses the Add-NetEventVmSwitch cmdlet to add the Hyper-V virtual switch named Network Adapter 4 - Virtual Switch as a filter on the Remote Packet Capture provider. The fifth command gets the Hyper-V virtual switch named Network Adapter 2 - Virtual Switch from the provider. 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/NetEventPacketCapture/Get-NetEventVmSwitch.md

https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/neteventpacketcapture/get-neteventvmswitch?view=windowsserver2025-ps

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