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Hi, I create a pure powershell script for the whole process. Please, publish it if you want.

BR, Tamas

The code:

function Update-HostsFileWithVMIP {
    param (
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
        [string]$VMName
    )

    $ipInfo = Get-VMNetworkAdapter -VMName $VMName | Where-Object { $_.IPAddresses -ne $null } | Select-Object -ExpandProperty IPAddresses

    if (-not $ipInfo) {
        Write-Error "No IP address found for VM $VMName."
        return
    }

    $ipAddress = $ipInfo[0]

    $hostsPath = "C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts"

    $hostsContent = Get-Content $hostsPath

    if ($hostsContent -match "$VMName.vm") {
        $hostsContent = $hostsContent -replace "^\s*\d+\.\d+\.\d+\.\d+\s+$VMName.vm$", "$ipAddress $VMName.vm"
    } else {
        $hostsContent += "`n$ipAddress $VMName.vm"
    }

    $hostsContent | Out-File $hostsPath -Encoding ASCII -Force

    Write-Output "The hosts file has been successfully updated with the new IP address for $VMName.vm."
}
Update-HostsFileWithVMIP -VMName "WM_NAME"

The script written by ChatGPT