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Powershell change VM network adapter type

Change all adapters of a vm named ‘myvm’ to while keeping all other settings like mac address:

  • E1000: 
    get-vm 'myvm' | get-networkadapter | set-networkadapter -type e1000
  • vmxnet3: 
    get-vm 'myvm' | get-networkadapter | set-networkadapter -type vmxnet3
  • all possible values: 
    e1000; Flexible; Vmxnet; EnhancedVmxnet; Vmxnet3