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Get-NetworkControllerVirtualSwitchConfiguration

This cmdlet retrieves the global settings of the virtual switch from the Network Controller

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Last verified: 2026-10-26

Microsoft NetworkController reference: This cmdlet retrieves the global settings of the virtual switch from the Network Controller 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-NetworkControllerVirtualSwitchConfiguration [-ConnectionUri <Uri>] [-CertificateThumbprint <String>]
 [-Credential <PSCredential>] [-PassInnerException] [<CommonParameters>]

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Required permissions

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

Supported environments

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

Parameters

-CertificateThumbprint: Specifies the digital public key X.509 certificate of a user account that has permission to perform this action.This is the certificate thumbprint of the certificate.This thumbprint must also be provided in the *ClientCertificateThumbprint* parameter in the Install-NetworkController or Set-NetworkController cmdlet so that Network Controller can authorize this user.
-ConnectionUri: Specifies the Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) of the Network Controller, used by all Representational State Transfer (REST) clients to connect to Network Controller.
-Credential: Specifies a user credential that has permission to perform this action.The default value is the current user.This user must be present in the security group provided in the *ClientSecurityGroup* parameter in the Install-NetworkController cmdlet.
-PassInnerException: This thumbprint must also be provided in the ClientCertificateThumbprint parameter in the Install-NetworkController or Set-NetworkController cmdlet so that Network Controller can authorize this user. The thumbprint must be provided only if the network controller client authentication is X509 certificates. Get-NetworkController retrieves that client authentication and authorization information.

Prerequisites

Windows with the NetworkController 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-NetworkControllerVirtualSwitchConfiguration -ConnectionUri https://networkcontroller

This example provides the virtual switch configuration of Network Controller, with REST endpoint as https://networkcontroller. The details of the configuration is present in the Properties resource. 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/NetworkController/Get-NetworkControllerVirtualSwitchConfiguration.md

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

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