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Here is a script for checking the version number of the VM integration components created by Microsoft software developer Stefan Wernli. Table of Contents ScriptNot DetectedCommunity Resources
# Test if the IC version is up to date
param( [string]$vmName = $(throw "Must specify virtual machine name") )
$vm = gwmi -namespace root\virtualization Msvm_ComputerSystem -filter "ElementName='$vmName'"
# Get the associated KVP Exchange component $kvp = gwmi -namespace root\virtualization ` -query "Associators of {$vm} where ResultClass=Msvm_KvpExchangeComponent"
# Pull the Guest Intrinsic Exchange Items from XML into a hash $kvpHash = @{} if($kvp.GuestIntrinsicExchangeItems){ $xmlContents = ([xml]("<xml>"+$kvp.GuestIntrinsicExchangeItems+"</xml>")) foreach($instance in $xmlContents.xml.INSTANCE) { $name = $instance.PROPERTY | where {$_.NAME -eq "Name"} $data = $instance.PROPERTY | where {$_.NAME -eq "Data"} $kvphash.add($name.Value,$data.Value) } }
# Save the guest's version $icVersionGuest = $kvpHash.IntegrationServicesVersion
# Save the host's version $icVersionHost = (ls 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Virtualization\GuestInstaller').` GetValue("Microsoft-Hyper-V-Guest-Installer-Win60-Package")
return -not ([version]$icVersionGuest -lt [version]$icVersionHost)
NOTE: If VMM displays ‘not detected’ then the VM additions are not current. If VM’s are shutdown use the VMM GUI to install guest additions:
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