Powershell Script for Creating Windows Lab Environments

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# PSAutoLab

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## Overview

This project serves as a set of "wrapper" commands that utilize the [Lability](https://github.com/VirtualEngine/Lability) module which is a terrific tool for creating a lab environment of Windows-based systems. The downside is that it is a difficult module for less experienced PowerShell users. The configurations and control commands for the Hyper-V virtual machines in this module are written in PowerShell using `Desired State Configuration (DSC)` and deployed via Lability commands. If you feel sufficiently skilled, you can skip using this project and use the Lability module on your own. Note that the Lability module is not owned or managed by Pluralsight. This project and all files are released under an MIT License - meaning you can copy and use as your own, modify, borrow, steal - whatever you want.

**While this project is under the Pluralsight banner, it is offered AS-IS as a free tool with no official support from Pluralsight. Pluralsight makes no guarantees or warranties. This project is intended to be used for educational purposes only.**

Beginning with module version 4.17.0, you can run [Open-PSAutoLabHelp](docs/Open-PSAutoLabHelp.md) to view a local PDF version of the module's documentation.

## Requirements

This module is designed and intended to be run on a **Windows 10/11** client that supports virtualization. Windows 10 Pro or Enterprise and later should be sufficient. It is assumed you will be installing this on a Windows 10/11 desktop running Windows PowerShell 5.1. This module will **not** work and is unsupported on any Home or Student edition, although there are reports of the module working on Windows 10 Education. The module _might_ run on Windows Server (2016 or 2019) platforms, but this capability has not been fully tested nor is it supported.

Using this in a nested virtual environment _may_ work, but don't be surprised if there are problems, especially related to networking and NAT.

The host computer, where you are installing, must meet the following requirements:

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