VMPlex Workstation

A modern, tabbed UI for Hyper-V.

Features

• Tabbed view for connected virtual machines including support for enhanced mode.
• Manager tab for viewing and controlling available virtual machines.
• Debugger launching in the spirit of VirtualKD.
• Some management features of Hyper-V:
  • Hyper-V settings
  • Creating, deleting and configuring virtual machnes.
  • Virtual switch configuration
  • Disk editing
  • Thumbnail views
  • Checkpoints support

Quick Start

1. Make sure the Hyper-V windows feature is enabled.
2. Download VMPlex and place where you like.
3. Add your user to the Hyper-V Administrators group or run VMPlex as administrator.

User Settings

User settings are stored in vmplex-settings.json. It is generated and managed by the application. You may edit the settings at runtime. The settings are documented here.

Debugger Launch Support

Debugger launch support is configured via the settings file. When attempting to launch the debugger for a VM, if configuration is missing, you will be prompted to fill out the required information. Here is an example configuration:

{
  "Debugger": "windbgx",
  "VirtualMachines": [
    {
      "Guid": "ECD89D3D-77C7-4AFC-B0B5-ACAAF1F83EE0",
      "Name": "Win10",
      "DebuggerArguments": "-k net:port=50001,key=1.2.3.4 -T win10",
      "RdpSettings": {
        "DefaultEnhancedSession": false,
        "AudioRedirectionMode": "None",
        "DesktopWidth": 1600,
        "DesktopHeight": 1200
      }
    },
    {
      "Guid": "17B91C63-0F95-4B07-996C-24F5DCF7E46A",
      "Name": "Win11",
      "DebuggerArguments": "",
      "RdpSettings": {
        "DefaultEnhancedSession": true,
        "RedirectClipboard": true,
        "AudioRedirectionMode": "Redirect",
        "AudioCaptureRedirectionMode": false,
        "RedirectDrives": false,
        "RedirectDevices": false,
        "RedirectSmartCards": false,
        "DesktopWidth": 1024,
        "DesktopHeight": 768
      }
    }
  ]
}

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