Why keep doing things the manual way?  Like many, VMblog has advocated the use of PowerShell for a while now.  So I invite you to check out the following eBook from Altaro Software, 5 Easy Ways to Save Time on Hyper-V Management Tasks Using PowerShell. 

Ready to learn how to automate 5 common Hyper-V tasks?  This eBook will compare the manual steps with the automated process, and also give you the scripts needed to get started.

Here's what you'll learn to automate:

1. Configuring a Hyper-V Host
2. Managing Virtual Machine Storage
3. Creating a New Virtual Machine
4. Working with Virtual Switches
5. Managing Virtual Machine Checkpoints

Ready?  Download the eBook and find out how you can setup your own action plan.