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Windows VHD Boot Plugin

Ventoy use this plugin to boot VHD(x) files with Windows 7+ in it.
Both Legacy BIOS and UEFI are supported. Both fixed and dynamic VHD(x) are supported.

On Windows 10, a virtual hard disk (VHDX or VHD) is a file that can use a '.vhdx' or '.vhd' extension and acts like a physical hard drive, but with the difference that this is a file stored on a. Feb 14, 2011 Windows Virtual PC is the latest Microsoft virtualization technology.

• How to use

Download ventoy_vhdboot.img file from https://github.com/ventoy/vhdiso/releases
Put the file under ventoy directory in the first partition of the USB stick, that is /ventoy/ventoy_vhdboot.img and that's all.

• Attention

1. For Windows 10 v1803 and previous versions, the partition storing VHD(X) files must be formatted as NTFS file system.
2. For Windows 10 v1809+, in addition to NTFS, VHD(X) files can also be stored in exFAT partition in theory.
   You can refer to: http://bbs.wuyou.net/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=414354&mobile=no
3. Better to use traditional method to confirm that the VHD(x) file can be booted normally before use Ventoy to boot it.

• Why not out-of-box support

This feature was not integrated by Ventoy. The main considerations are:
1. bootmgr, etfsboot.com ... These files in ventoy_vhdboot.img are NOT open source, they are directly extracted from Windows ISO file.
2. Easy to update ventoy_vhdboot.img separately
3. Easy to customize ventoy_vhdboot.img

VHD (Virtual Hard Disk) is used to contain disk images utilized by Microsoft Virtual Server. These VHD files comprise the data stored within an individual file and it works just like a physical hard drive. You can create the virtual hard disk and save it as the backup of your computer hard disk. The hyper-v also creates .vhd and .vhdx. Creating and managing VHD’s is very simple with Windows and it lets users create and attach a virtual disk even without taking help from any third-party utility. In this article, we will show you a step-by-step solution for how to create and attach VHD permanent in Windows 10 and below versions.

Note:- If files lost from VHD or VHDX, then try out this Hyper-V Data Recovery Software. It will easily get all missing files back in the healthy state.

First, let’s understand how to create .vhd or .vhdx in Windows. In the below section you will find a simple and complete guide. After that, you will find a complete guide for how to initialize and attach VHD permanently in Windows.

Quick Guide for You!

Steps to Create VHD or VHDX on Windows 10, 8, 7

The steps listed here can be slightly different in different versions of Microsoft Windows OS. Here I am showing the screens, taken on Windows 10. To create .vhd file or .vhdx file perform below listed steps.

1. Right-click on Windows Start menu, select Disk Management or press Windows + R keys and type diskmgmt.msc in the search box and click OK. Simply open the Windows disk management utility.
2. In Disk Management window, click on Action tab and select Create VHD option.
3. Click on Browse and navigate to the folder where you want to save the VHD. Also, provide virtual hard disk size.
4. In File Name section, enter a name for the newly created Virtual Hard Disk.
5. From Save as type file menu select Virtual Disk files (*.vhd) or Virtual Disk files (*.vhdx) option. Click Save.
6. Define the desired size for VHD in Virtual hard disk size box in megabytes (MB), gigabytes (GB), or terabytes (TB)
7. From Virtual hard disk format section, choose VHD or VHDX format as per your current requirements
8. From the Virtual hard disk type section, select the Fixed Sized option if you want to fix the defined size. Otherwise, select Dynamically expending option for an auto-size increment of this VHD. Eventually, hit the OK button. (Note: If you have selected VHD as Virtual Hard Disk format then, it is advised to choose the Fixed Size option while choosing a type.)
   

Note: – After finishing these steps a VHD or VHDX will be created to which you can use with any compatible Windows OS. Now move to the second part of this write-up. Let’s understand how can you set-up the VHD file.

Know How to Initialize VHD / VHDX File on Windows 10, 8, 7

With the help of the above steps, you have created an empty VHD without any data and file system. In order to make it usable, you have to initialize and format it. Below are the steps for how to initialize virtual hard disk?:

1. Hit a right-click on recently created VHD and select Initialize Disk option in disk management.
2. Now, choose the disk from the prompted list and check the MBR (Master Boot Record) or GPT (GUID Partition Table) option. (Note: GPT (GUID Partition Table) option is not compatible with all lower versions of Windows OS.) and Click OK.
   
3. Hit a right-click on the Unallocated space and choose New Simple Volume option.
4. After this, define the partition size and leave this field same if you want to use the entire available partition space. Click Next.
   
5. From Assign the following drive letter drop-down box, select a drive letter that you want to assign to your drive and click Next. Make sure the assign drive letter is not in use on the same computer.
   
6. Choose Format this volume with the following settings option and make sure the following options are selected. Click Next >> Finish.
   

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Now, your VHD / VHDX is initialized, formatted, and partitioned. This VHD will be mounted automatically and can be used to save data items from Windows File Explorer.

Steps to Attach A VHD / VHDX Permanently Windows 10, 8, 7

While setting up, Windows 10 automatically attach the VHD to your device but, in some cases, it doesn’t work. Also, if you already have a VHD or you have created that VHD for an external hard drive then, below is how to attach VHD permanently in Windows 10:

1. In Disk Management, select Action >> Attach VHD.
2. Click Browse and navigate to the location of VHD/ VHDX and select it. Click Open.
3. Finally, click OK.
   

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Now, this VHD/ VHDX can be utilized just like any other in File Explorer Drive. All these steps helped you in creating the virtual hard disk and then initialize the created .vhd or .vhdx. At the last, simple steps to attach VHD permanently windows 7, 8, 10.

Now, You Can Answer These Queries!

1. How Do I Create VHD File?
2. How to Initialize VHD and VHDX file in Windows?
3. How to Attach VHDX File Permanently Windows 10?
4. Is it Possible to Attach VHD Permanently Windows?

Concluding Lines

How to create, initialize, and attach a VHD or VHDX in Windows 10, 8, 7 and below versions is one of the most searched queries on the Internet today. In order to simplify the whole task, we have come up with this technical blog. Here, we have mentioned all the steps for how to attach VHD permanently in Windows 10 to make this challenging task easier for both geek and non-geek users.