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Summary: Copy a VHD file template and inject an Unattend.xml file in preparation for attachment to a VHD file.  Hey, Scripting Guy! Yesterday you were showing us how to edit the Unattend.XML file. How can we easily inject that into a virtual machine and maybe turn that into a virtual machine?  —RD  Hello RD, Never fear. Honorar...

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to load an XML file for easy editing.  Hey Scripting Guy! Is there an easy way to load and edit an XML file in Windows PowerShell?  It’s so easy that you might miss it if you blink. Create an XML object. With that, you can load, save, and edit properties directly: $XMLfile=NEW-OBJECT XML $XMLfile=load...

Summary: Use an Unattend.xml file and edit it directly with Windows PowerShell.  Hey, Scripting Guy! I saw yesterday that by using a free script called Convert-WindowsImage.ps1, I could convert Windows from a WIM file and make a bootable VHD. Is there any way to get past the initial startup screens or maybe even define the computer name? &mdas...

Summary: Use Windows PowerShell to identify the letter of a mounted ISO or VHD file in Windows Server 2012 R2 or Windows 8.1.  I know I can mount ISOs and VHD files in Windows 8.1, but is there a way to programmatically know what           the drive letter is without checking the GUI and playing with Dis...

Summary: Use the freely available Convert-WindowsImage.ps1 to extract multiple bootable VHD files for Hyper-V Server 2012 R2.  Hey, Scripting Guy! Is there an easier way to create a VHD file that already has the operating system, rather than installing it and clicking Next…Next…Next? I’d like something that could ...