Automated Virtual Machine Restart with PowerShell and Hyper-V

$vmName = "YourVMName" # Replace with the name of your Virtual Machine

$vm = Get-VM -Name $vmName -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
if (-not $vm) {
    Write-Host "The virtual machine '$vmName' does not exist."
    return
} elseif ($vm.State -eq 'Running') {
    Write-Host "The virtual machine '$vmName' is currently running."
} else {
    Write-Host "The virtual machine '$vmName' is not running. Attempting to start it..."
}

try {
    Start-VM -Name $vmName
    Write-Host "The virtual machine '$vmName' has been started successfully."
} catch {
    Write-Host "ERROR: ""$($_.Exception.Message)"""
}

$vm.Refresh() # Refresh the VM object to get the latest state
Write-Host "Current state of '$vmName': $($vm.State)"