Let’s create VHD or VHDX Files in Windows 10
Today, I will tell you how to create and set up new VHD & VHDX Files in MS Windows 10 by using Disk Management.
Below are the steps to Create VHD & VHDX Files
↣ Press the Window key + R, a dialog box will open, start typing in the dialog box diskmgmt.msc, then press enter to Disk Management
↣ In the Menu bar, click Action and then Create VHD
↣– A dialog box will open that is Pops Up, Click on the browse button
↣ Navigate, Select and open the file or folder where you want to create & save the Dot VHD(.VHD) and Dot VHDX(.VHDX) file. Mention File name according to you and save.
↣ Enter the size (for example – 1 GB) for your VHD
↣ Select the Radio Button for VHDX & VHD for what VHD format you need.
↣ Select the radio button for dynamically expanding & fixed size for the VHD type you want.
↣ Click OK
Now, Let’s Set up a new VHD or VHDX file via Disk Management.
↣ Open the New Dot VHD(.vhd) or Dot VHDX(.vhdx) file you created,
↣ Click Ok in the error message prompt Couldn’t mount file.
↣ After that open disk management via press window key + R, type diskmgmt.msc in run dialog box & press enter.
↣ Right Click on the unknown or unallocated disk for example disk – 1, for the unallocated VHD & click on Initialize disk.
↣ In the dialog box of Initialize disk, select the partition type either you select MBR or select GPT & click OK.
↣ Right-click on unallocated disk for the VHD in the disk management, and click on New simple volume.
↣ In the dialog box of New Simple Volume Wizard, Click on Next
↣ Make sure the size of Simple Volume is equal to Maximum disk space, and then click on Next.
↣ For Assigning the following drive letter, Select the Radio button then select a drive letter (for example “E“) as you want in the drop menu for VHD, and click Next.
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If you want to set up the VHD without mounting right now, then simply select the Radio button for do not assign the drive path or drive letter.
↣– Select the radio button for format this volume with the following settings, then select a file system for eg; NTFS you want for VHD, type a volume label as you want for the mounted VHD name, and then click on Next.
↣ Click Finish
↣ Now Exit from the disk management.
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