Create a Hyper-V virtual machine for a VHD downloaded from http://modern.ie

CreateModernIEVM.ps1

$vhd = ls *.vhd | select -ExpandProperty Name
if(!$vhd -or $vhd.GetType().FullName -ne 'System.String') {
  throw "Expected to find the VHD in the current directory."
}

$vmName = [System.IO.Path]::GetFileNameWithoutExtension($vhd)
Write-Host "Creating VM called $vmName..."

$newVm = New-VM -Name $vmName -MemoryStartupBytes 1024MB -SwitchName External -VHDPath (Resolve-Path $vhd) -Path . -Generation 1 -BootDevice IDE
$newVm | Set-VMProcessor -Count 2
$newVm | Set-VMMemory -DynamicMemoryEnabled $true -Buffer 100
$newVm | Start-VM