{"id":82,"date":"2018-03-13T17:56:40","date_gmt":"2018-03-13T17:56:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blog.mozesoft.com\/?p=82"},"modified":"2018-05-03T16:04:04","modified_gmt":"2018-05-03T16:04:04","slug":"ways-to-mount-and-unmount-vhd-vhdx-from-command","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mozesoft.com\/blog\/ways-to-mount-and-unmount-vhd-vhdx-from-command\/","title":{"rendered":"Ways to Mount and Unmount VHD\/VHDX from Command"},"content":{"rendered":"

Virtual hard disk (VHD \/ VHDX) is a disk image file format for storing the complete contents<\/a> of a hard drive. In this tutorial we\u2019ll show you how to mount and unmount VHD \/ VHDX file from Command Prompt and PowerShell.<\/p>\n

Method 1: Mount and Unmount VHD\/VHDX from Command Prompt<\/strong><\/p>\n

This method allows you to mount and unmount VHD\/VHDX file in all versions of Windows, including Windows 10 \/ 8 \/ 7 and Windows Server.<\/p>\n

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  1. Open the Command Prompt in Administrator mode.<\/li>\n
  2. At the Command Prompt, type diskpart<\/strong> and press Enter to access the command-line disk partitioning utility.<\/li>\n
  3. Before mounting or unmounting virtual disk, you need to specify the location of your vhd\/vhdx file. Type the following command and hit Enter.
    \nselect vdisk file=\"[location of vhd]\"<\/code><\/li>\n
  4. You can now mount or mount your VHD\/VHDX file using the below commands:\n
      \n
    • To mount VHD\/VHDX file, type attach vdisk<\/strong> and press Enter. You can see a new virtual hard drive in your Disk Management and Windows Explorer.<\/li>\n
    • To unmount a virtual hard disk, type detach vdisk<\/strong> and press Enter.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Method 2: Mount and Unmount VHD\/VHDX from PowerShell<\/strong><\/p>\n

      In Windows Server 2016 \/ 2012 \/ 2008, you can also mount and unmount VHD\/VHDX file using the PowerShell cmdlet. Here\u2019s how:<\/p>\n

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      1. Open the PowerShell as Administrator.<\/li>\n
      2. When the command-line window opens, you can run the Mount-VHD cmdlet to mount your vhd\/vhdx file.
        \nMount-VHD \u2013Path \"[location of vhd]\"<\/code><\/li>\n
      3. To unmount your virtual hard disk, just run the Dismount-VHD cmdlet instead.
        \nDismount-VHD \u2013Path \"[location of vhd]\"<\/code><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        If you get the error message like \u201cMount-VHD is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet<\/em>\u201c, you need to add a feature named \u201cHyper-V Module for Windows PowerShell<\/strong>\u201d to your server.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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