How to Mount or Unmount VHD or VHDX (Virtual Hard Disk) File in Windows 10

In this article, we will show you different ways to mount or unmount VHD and VHDX virtual hard disk files in Windows 10. VHD and VHDX files can not be mounted from removable media that is not formatted with the NTFS or ReFS file system.

What are VHD and VHDX?

• VHD: A virtual hard disk allows multiple operating systems to reside on a single host computer. This method allows developers to test software on different operating systems without the cost or hassle of installing a second hard drive or partitioning a single hard drive into multiple volumes.
• VHDX: Virtual Hard Disk v2 is the format following the virtual hard disk and is used by Hyper-V. VHDX has a much larger storage capacity of 64 TB compared to the old 2 TB limit in VHD format. It also provides protection against data corruption during power outages.

We have seen how to create and configure a new VHD or VHDX file. Now, in this post, we will show you how:

1. Mount a VHD or VHDX file via the file explorer
2. Mount a VHD or VHDX file via disk management
3. Disassemble the VHD or VHDX file using Eject via the File Explorer
4. Disassemble the VHD or VHDX file via disk management
5. Disassemble all VHD and VHDX files by restarting the computer.

1) How to directly mount a VHD or VHDX file via the file explorer

Start the file explorer.

Right-click the .vhd or .vhdx file, and then click ascend.

2) How to mount a VHD or VHDX file via Disk Management

• Open Disk Management (Press Win + R. Type diskmgmt.msc in the box, press Enter).
• Click on action in the menu bar and then click Attach VHD.
• In the dialog box that appears, click leaf, browse and select the .vhd or .vhdx file, click Open, check or uncheck Reading onlyand click D & #39; agreement. (see screen capture below)
• You can now exit disk management.

3) Unmount the VHDX or VHDX file directly using Eject via the file explorer

Open This PC in the file explorer.

Right-click the mounted .vhd or .vhdx (virtual hard disk) drive, and then click Eject.

4) How to unmount a VHD or VHDX file via disk management

• Open Disk Management
• Right click on the Disk # for the mounted .vhd or .vhdx file, and click Detach VHD. (see screen capture below)
• Click on D & #39; agreement to confirm, on the prompt.
• You can now exit disk management.

5) How to unmount all VHD and VHDX files by restarting the computer

• You can simply unmount any VHD or VHDX files by restarting the computer.

Here are ways to mount or unmount a VHD or VHDX file in Windows 10.