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Get-VMConnectAccess

Gets entries showing users and the virtual machines to which they can connect on one or more Hyper-V hosts.

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Last verified: 2026-10-26

Microsoft Hyper-V reference: Gets entries showing users and the virtual machines to which they can connect on one or more Hyper-V hosts. 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-VMConnectAccess [[-VMName] <String[]>] [-UserName <String[]>] [-CimSession <CimSession[]>]
 [-ComputerName <String[]>] [-Credential <PSCredential[]>] [<CommonParameters>]

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Required permissions

Use an account with the target resource permissions documented for Get-VMConnectAccess. 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 Hyper-V hosts that run this cmdlet. 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.
-Credential: Specifies one or more user accounts that have permission to perform this action. The default is the current user.
-UserName: Specifies the user or users for whom connect access entries are being sought.
-VMId (required): Specifies the unique identifier of a virtual machine for which connect access entries are being sought.
-VMName: Specifies the name of the virtual machine for which connect access entries are being sought.

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

Examples

Example 1

Get-VMConnectAccess

This command gets a list of all the users who have access to connect to any virtual machine on the local computer. The example assumes that the Grant-VMConnectAccess has been run previously for at least one user account. 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/Get-VMConnectAccess.md

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

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