Prevent Automatic Shutdown for Expired Windows Evaluation VMs

StopEvaluationShutdown.ps1

# Create PS folder on C: drive
New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path "C:\PS"
# Set TLS versions for download (it will error otherwise)
[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = "tls12, tls11, tls"
# Download PsTools
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://download.sysinternals.com/files/PSTools.zip" -OutFile "C:\PS\PSTools.zip"
# Extract PsTools to the PS folder
Expand-Archive -Path "C:\PS\PSTools.zip" -DestinationPath "C:\PS"
# Auto Accept EULA, can also run psexec with -accepteula
#reg ADD HKCU\Software\Sysinternals\PSexec /v EulaAccepted /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
# Start a new command prompt with Administrator privileges and run the commands
Start-Process -FilePath "cmd.exe" -Verb RunAs -ArgumentList '/c c: && cd / && cd PS && psexec -accepteula -i -d -s "sc delete WLMS"'
Start-Process -FilePath "cmd.exe" -Verb RunAs -ArgumentList '/c c: && cd / && cd PS && psexec -accepteula -i -s "REG DELETE HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WLMS /va /f"'