Run Windows 11 in VM

Setup-Windows11-VM.ps1

#requires -RunAsAdministrator

# .\Setup-Windows11-VM.ps1 -VMName 'W11' -SwitchName 'Default Switch' -ISOFile 'C:\Users\jeffmill\Downloads\ISO\Windows 11 - Version 22H2.iso' -VMPath 'E:\VM'

Param(
  # Virtual Machine Name
  [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$VMName,
  # Virtual Switch to be used - see Get-VMSwitch
  [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$SwitchName,
  # Full path for the install media (ISO file)
  [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$ISOFile,
  # Path to store the VM
  [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$VMPath
)

if (Get-VM -Name $VMName -ErrorAction Silent) {
  Write-Warning "VM '$VMName' already exists."
  return
}

$VhdPath = "{0}\{1}\Virtual Hard Disks\{2}.vhdx" -f $VMPath, $VMName, (Split-Path -Leaf $ISOFile)

if (Test-Path $VhdPath) {
  Write-Warning "VHD '$VhdPath' already exists."
  return
}

New-VM `
  -Name $VMName `
  -Generation 2 `
  -MemoryStartupBytes 4096MB `
  -SwitchName $SwitchName `
  -Path $VMPath `
  -NewVHDPath $VhdPath `
  -NewVHDSizeBytes 64GB

Set-VM `
  -Name $VMName `
  -ProcessorCount 4 `
  -AutomaticCheckpointsEnabled $false

Add-VMDvdDrive `
  -VMName $VMName `
  -Path $ISOFile

$DVDDrive = Get-VMDvdDrive -VMName $VMName

Set-VMFirmware -BootOrder $DVDDrive -VMName $VMName

Set-VMKeyProtector -VMName $VMName -NewLocalKeyProtector

Enable-VMTPM -VMName $VMName

'Now start VM, connect and press any key to boot from DVD.'