Microsoft PowerShell Cmdlets for the App Volumes Application Capture Command-Line Program

You can use the 32-bit or the 64-bit PowerShell console to run the App Volumes Application Capture Command-Line Program. This section lists the PowerShell cmdlets that can be used to run the program.

The following table lists the cmdlets and tasks accomplished using these cmdlets. Some of these cmdlets have multiple parameters. For more information about the cmdlets, use get-help <cmdlet_name> on the PowerShell console.

Command-line Argument	Task
ConvertTo-AVVhdDisk	Converts a .vmdk format file to a .vhd format file.
ConvertTo-AVVmdkDisk	Converts a .vhd format file to a .vmdk format file.
Export-AVMetadata	Exports the metadata associated with the .vhd or .vmdk file.
Reset-AVConfig	Resets the configuration information stored on the machine. Start-AVAppCapture and Start-AVAppUpdate stores some configuration information on the machine as part of their workflow.
Reset-AVTask	Cancels a running capture or update session started with Start-AVAppCapture and Start-AVAppUpdate respectively. Note: The machine automatically reboots after the session is cancelled.
Reset-AVTest	Cancels the test session started with Start-AVTest.
Resume-AVTask	If NoAuto switch is specified with Start-AVAppCapture, Start-AVAppUpdate, or Stop-AVTask, then the command-line capture program does not restart automatically after a machine reboot. To manually continue the program, this cmdlet must be used.
Show-AVDiskDetails	Displays the application and disk details of the given file (.vhd, .vmdk, or .json).
Start-AVAppCapture	Captures an application into a .vhd file.
Start-AVAppUpdate	Updates a previously captured (using Start-AVAppCapture) application.
Start-AVTest	Attaches the application package (.vhd) and enables application bundles for user guided testing.
Stop-AVTask	Finish and finalize a session started with either Start-AVAppCapture or Start-AVAppUpdate.
Stop-AVTest	Finish the test session initiated with Start-AVTest.