Hyper-V Launcher is an application which makes it easier to access and manage your local Hyper-V Virtual Machines.

• Create Desktop shortcuts for Virtual Machines
• Create Start Menu shortcuts for Virtual Machines
• Launch Virtual Machines from the System Tray
• Automatically pause or shut down a Virtual Machine when its window is closed
• Automatically create a shortcut when a Virtual Machine is created in Hyper-V
• Shortcuts are automatically cleaned up if a Virtual Machine is deleted

The Windows Installer can be downloaded from here.

Hyper-V Launcher is configured through its main application which can be started from the Start Menu. Shortcuts and settings are managed through this application.

The Virtual Machines page shows all available Hyper-V Virtual Machines available on the system. Select one and click on "Create Shortcut".

The shortcut dialog allows you to change the shortcut's name and select whether Desktop and Start Menu shortcuts should be created. You can also select an action which should be executed after the Virtual Machine window is closed.

Created shortcuts can be launched from the Hyper-V Launcher window itself through the Shortcuts page.

They are also available from the System Tray application context menu.

If enabled through the Settings page, Hyper-V Launcher may detect any Virtual Machines which is created or deleted from the system.

When a new Virtual Machine is detected, a Windows notification is presented either allowing you to create a shortcut or notifying you that a shortcut was already created.

When a Virtual Machine is deleted, Hyper-V Launcher automatically cleans up all its configured shortcuts.

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