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            <h1>Powershell Script for Always On VirtualBox VMs</h1>
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          <h2>Preparation</h2>

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	<li>Download the VMs_Always_On Powershell script <a href="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/i12bretro/tutorials/main/_Downloads/VM_Always_On.ps1" target="_blank">Download</a></li>
	<li>Open the downloaded VMs_Always_on.ps1 file in a text editor</li>
	<li>Edit the following:
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		<li>Set the <em>$vboxPath</em> variable to the install path of VirtualBox if it&#39;s not installed to the default location</li>
		<li><em>Set the $alwaysRunningVMs&nbsp;</em>variable, adding the list of VM names or UUIDs to keep running (These values are case sensitive)</li>
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	<li>Save the changes</li>
	<li>Copy the file to a location it will run from, c:\scripts for example</li>
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<h2>Scheduled Task: Manual Method</h2>

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	<li>Click on the Start Button &gt; Type task &gt; Launch Task Scheduler</li>
	<li>Right click the Task Scheduler Library folder in the left pane &gt; Create Basic&nbsp;Task...</li>
	<li>Set the name to VMs Always On and optionally set a Description &gt; Click Next</li>
	<li>For the Trigger, select When the computer starts &gt; Click Next</li>
	<li>For the Action, select Start a program&nbsp;&gt; Click Next</li>
	<li>In the Program/script field, paste the following:
	<p>C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe</p>
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	<li>In the Add arguments field, paste the following, editing the path to the .ps1 file if necessary:
	<p>-NoLogo -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File &quot;C:\Scripts\VMs_Always_On.ps1&quot;</p>
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	<li>Click Next</li>
	<li>Check the Open the Properties dialog for this task when I click Finish box</li>
	<li>Click Finish</li>
	<li>In the Properties dialog, select Run whether&nbsp;user is logged on or not</li>
	<li>Select the Triggers tab and click the Edit... button</li>
	<li>Check the Repeat task every: box and set the value to 5 minutes</li>
	<li>Set the for a duration of value to Indefinitely</li>
	<li>Click OK to accept the triggers</li>
	<li>Click OK again to create the scheduled task</li>
	<li>Enter the password for the user the task will run as</li>
	<li>To test, stop at least one VM listed in the&nbsp;VMs_Always_On.ps1 file</li>
	<li>Right click the&nbsp;VMs Always On task &gt; Run</li>
	<li>Check that the VM is starting as expected</li>
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<h2>Scheduled Task: Quick Method</h2>

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	<li>Download the Scheduled Task export VMs Always On.xml <a href="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/i12bretro/tutorials/main/_Downloads/VMs%20Always%20On.xml" target="_blank">Download</a></li>
	<li>Click on the Start Button &gt; Type task &gt; Launch Task Scheduler</li>
	<li>Right click the Task Scheduler Library folder in the left pane &gt; Import Task...</li>
	<li>Browse to the downloaded&nbsp;VMs Always On.xml file and select it &gt; Click Open</li>
	<li>Click the Actions tab &gt; Edit... button</li>
	<li>In the Add arguments field, update the path to the VMs_Always_On.ps1 file downloaded earlier (Defaults to c:\scripts\)</li>
	<li>Click OK and OK again to create the scheduled task</li>
	<li>To test, stop at least one VM listed in the&nbsp;VMs_Always_On.ps1 file</li>
	<li>Right click the&nbsp;VMs Always On task &gt; Run</li>
	<li>Check that the VM is starting as expected</li>
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