How to Create a Virtual Hard Drive in Windows
In the desktop, move the mouse cursor to the bottom left of the screen and right-click., Select Disk Management from the pop-up menu. , From the Action drop down menu, select Create VHD. , In the Create and Attach Virtual Hard Disk dialogue box you...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: In the desktop
As the instructions in the dialogue say, the VHDX format allows for much larger virtual drive sizes, but you will run into compatibility problems if any other operating than Windows tries to use the file. ,, Right-click on the disk title and select “Initialize Disk”. ,, Right-click on the drive itself in the Disk Management window and select New Simple Volume. , By default, the volume size is set as the size of the entire virtual disk, but you can choose any smaller size you wish. ,, The virtual disk will now show up in File Explorer (and elsewhere) as a regular hard disk, and can be used just like one. , -
Step 2: move the mouse cursor to the bottom left of the screen and right-click.
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Step 3: Select Disk Management from the pop-up menu.
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Step 4: From the Action drop down menu
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Step 5: select Create VHD.
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Step 6: In the Create and Attach Virtual Hard Disk dialogue box you should select where you want the .vhd file to be saved.
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Step 7: Choose which format you prefer and how large you want the virtual drive to be.
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Step 8: A fixed size VHD stays at the same size and behaves just like a physical drive
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Step 9: while a dynamic expanding VHD grows and shrinks as files are added to
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Step 10: or deleted from it.
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Step 11: The new disk will now be displayed in the Disk Management window but cannot be used until it has been Initialized.
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Step 12: Choosing the MBR (Master Boot Record) style is the safest thing to do here.
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Step 13: Once initialized
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Step 14: the disk needs to be set up as a simple volume and assigned a drive letter.
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Step 15: When the Wizard opens
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Step 16: click "next" to enter the Specify Volume Size dialogue.
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Step 17: Next assign it a drive letter and then format it.
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Step 18: Navigate to where you saved the VHD file during Step 4 in File Explorer
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Step 19: and double click to mount it.
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Step 20: Have fun using it!
Detailed Guide
As the instructions in the dialogue say, the VHDX format allows for much larger virtual drive sizes, but you will run into compatibility problems if any other operating than Windows tries to use the file. ,, Right-click on the disk title and select “Initialize Disk”. ,, Right-click on the drive itself in the Disk Management window and select New Simple Volume. , By default, the volume size is set as the size of the entire virtual disk, but you can choose any smaller size you wish. ,, The virtual disk will now show up in File Explorer (and elsewhere) as a regular hard disk, and can be used just like one. ,
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