This script will check VM status and start inactive VM:

#!/bin/bash

# List of VirtualBox VM names

VM_NAMES=(“WinServer” “LinServer”) echo “==== VirtualBox VM Checker ====” echo “==== Script from KdeK.One ====” for NAME in “${VM_NAMES[@]}”; do

  # Check if VM exists
  EXISTS=$(VBoxManage list vms | grep -w "\"$NAME\"" )
  if [ -z "$EXISTS" ]; then
      echo "[WARNING] VM '$NAME' not found in VirtualBox."
      continue
  fi
  
  # Check if VM is running
  RUNNING=$(VBoxManage list runningvms | grep -w "\"$NAME\"")
  
  if [ -n "$RUNNING" ]; then
      echo "[OK] VM '$NAME' is already running."
  else
      echo "[ACTION] VM '$NAME' is NOT running. Starting..."
      VBoxManage startvm "$NAME" --type headless 
      # Validate after 5 seconds
      sleep 5
      RUNNING2=$(VBoxManage list runningvms | grep -w "\"$NAME\"" )
      if [ -n "$RUNNING2" ]; then
          echo "[SUCCESS] VM '$NAME' started successfully."
      else
          echo "[ERROR] Failed to start VM '$NAME'."
      fi
  fi

done echo “==== Done ====”