New-VHD -Path c:\mydesktop.vhdx
New-VHD -Path c:\mydesktopvhd.vhdx -sizeBytes 40GB -Dynamic
## New VHD with Format etc.
New-VHD -path C:\MyDesktopVHD.vhdx -dynamic -sizebytes 40GB | `
Mount-VHD -passthru | `
Initialize-Disk -passthru | `
New-Partition -assigndriveletter -usemaximumsize | `
Format-Volume -filesystem NTFS -confirm:$false -force
## end of new VHD
New-VHD -ComputerName hyperv1 -Path c:\vm1.vhdx -SizeBytes 40GB -Dynamic
Add-VMHardDiskDrive -ComputerName hyperv1 -VMName vm1 -Path c:\vm1.vhdx
# prepare VM for differencing disks
sysprep /generalize /oobe /shutdown
# create differencing disk
New-VHD -Path "C:\VHDs\Windows 7 Diff.VHDX" -ParentPath "C:\VHDs\Windows 7.VHDX" -Differencing
# create pass-through disk
New-VHD -path C:\Passthru.vhdx -dynamic -sizebytes 40GB | `
Mount-VHD -passthru | `
Initialize-Disk -passthru | `
set-disk -isoffline $true
#end of passthrough disk - now you can assign physical disk to VM in Hyper-V manager
 # hyper-v console - edit or inspect disk - get PowerShell cmdlets below
Get-Command | where name -like "*vhd*"
Resize-VHD -Path C:\vm1.vhdx -sizeBytes 120GB
Resize-VHD -Path C:\vm1.vhdx -ToMinimumSize
Checkpoint-VM -ComputerName hyperv1 -VMName vm2 -SnapshotName BeforeDoingSomethingAwful
vssadmin list writers  #run this in CMD prompt to see whether there is one for the application on the server
# ^ this is to determine if you can run production checkpoints ^

New-VMSwitch -ComputerName hyperv1 -switchName NAT -switchType Internal
Get-NetAdapter #so you can get ifIndex
New-NetlPAddress -interfacelndex 16 -IPAddress 192.168.4.1 -PrefixLength 24
New-NetNat -Name NAT -InternalIPlnterfaceAddressPrefix "192.168.4.0/24"
Add-NetNatStaticMapping -NatName NAT -Protocol TCP -ExternalIPAddress 0.0.0.0 -InternalIPAddress 192.168.4.20 -InternalPort 80 -ExternalPort 80
help Add-VMNetworkAdapter
help set-VMNetworkAdapterIsolation
help set-VMNetworkAdaptervlan
Set-VMNetworkAdapter -MaximumBandwidth
Set-VMNetworkAdapter -MinimumBandwidthAbsolute
Set-VMNetworkAdapter -MinimumBandwidthWeight #number from 0-100
Set-VMNetworkAdapter -MacAddressSpoofing
Get-NetAdapterRss
set-NetAdapterVmq #disables RSS (Receive-side scaling)
New-VMSwitch -EnableEmbeddedTeammg $true -NetAdapterName "NIC1,NIC2"
help Enable-NetAdapterRdma