Create new hyper-v example can be improved

[JeffMill]

Currently reads:

$vmName = 'TstWindows'
$pass = 'u531@rg3pa55w0rd$!'

someone can come along later, and run 'history' to see the password that was used.

Better would be:

$vmName = 'TstWindows'
$pass = [Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::PtrToStringAuto([Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::SecureStringToBSTR((Read-Host 'VM password' -AsSecureString)))

while the password will be stoerd in memory in plain text, running 'history' wont reveal the password.

[JeffMill]

and maybe the New-VM scripts should have an option to prompt for password as shown here.

[fdcastel]

Thanks for the heads-up, Jeff!

You're 100% right: this could introduce a potential security risk. That said, like any security-related decision, it's always a trade-off between security and convenience.

Since this project is primarily intended for learning purposes, we've prioritized ease of use. Including too many safeguards upfront might make the examples feel overly complex for beginners.

As a possible middle ground, what do you think about putting a warning in the README about this and offering a quick command they can run to clear their PowerShell history in more security-sensitive situations? Something like:

Set-Content -Path (Get-PSReadLineOption).HistorySavePath -Value $null

What do you think? Would that be a reasonable compromise?