Add "Start-VMwareWorkstationServices.ps1" script

Author: wikijm

VMware Workstation/Start-VMwareWorkstationServices.ps1

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+#requires -version 2
+<#
+.SYNOPSIS
+  Show a menu to easily check and start VMware Workstation services
+
+.DESCRIPTION
+  Show a menu to easily check and start VMware Workstation services. Type a number from 0 to 4 to launch and action.
+
+.INPUTS
+  <None>
+
+.OUTPUTS
+  <None>
+   
+   
+.NOTES
+  Version:        0.1
+  Author:         ALBERT Jean-Marc
+  Creation Date:  23/04/2016 (DD/MM/YYYY)
+  Purpose/Change: 1.0 - 2016.04.23 - ALBERT Jean-Marc - Initial script development
+                    
+                                                  
+.SOURCES
+  <None>
+  
+  
+.EXAMPLE
+  <None>
+
+#>
+
+#---------------------------------------------------------[Initialisations]--------------------------------------------------------
+Set-StrictMode -version Latest
+
+#Set Error Action to Silently Continue
+$ErrorActionPreference = "SilentlyContinue"
+
+#----------------------------------------------------------[Declarations]----------------------------------------------------------
+
+$ScriptName = [System.IO.Path]::GetFileName($ScriptFile)
+$ScriptPath = Split-Path $MyInvocation.InvocationName    
+$ScriptFilePath = $ScriptPath + "\$ScriptName.ps1"
+$ScriptVersion = "0.1"
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------[Functions]------------------------------------------------------------
+
+function Show-Menu
+{
+    param (
+        [string]$selection
+    )
+
+    Clear-Host
+    Write-Host "================ $Title ================"
+    
+    Write-Host "1: List VMmware services (with status)"
+    Write-Host "2: Start System services (Authorization and USB Arbitration)"
+    Write-Host "3: Start Network services (DHCP and NAT)"
+    Write-Host "4: Start Remote Administration service (Workstation Server)"
+    Write-Host "0: Exit"
+}
+
+function Get-VMwareServicesStatus
+{ 
+ Get-Service | Where-Object {$_.DisplayName -Like "VMware*"} | Sort-Object Status,Name,DisplayName | %{
+    if ( $_.Status -eq "Stopped")
+        {
+         Write-Host $_.Status "|" $_.Name "|" $_.DisplayName  -ForegroundColor red
+        }
+    elseif ( $_.Status -eq "Running")
+        {
+        Write-Host $_.Status "|" $_.Name "|" $_.DisplayName  -ForegroundColor green}
+        }
+}
+
+#----------------------------------------------------------[Execution]----------------------------------------------------------
+
+#Show menu
+do
+ {
+     Show-Menu
+     $selection = Read-Host "Please make a selection"
+     switch ($selection)
+     {
+         '1' {
+             Clear-Host
+             Get-VMwareServicesStatus
+             }
+         '2' {
+             Start-Service "VMAuthdService"
+             Start-Service "VMUSBArbService"
+             Get-VMwareServicesStatus
+             }
+         '3' {
+             Start-Service "VMnetDHCP"
+             Start-Service "VMware NAT Service"
+             Get-VMwareServicesStatus
+             }
+         '4' {
+             Start-Service "VMwareHostd"
+             Get-VMwareServicesStatus
+             }
+         '0' {
+             Exit
+             }
+     }
+     pause
+ }
+ until ($selection -ceq '0')
+
+Exit