In Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, you can native boot from a virtual hard disk without a hypervisor In response to my posts about managing multiboot with Windows 7 and Linux, Microsoft IT Pro ...

Freeware developer Sordum has released Simple VHD Manager, a tiny portable tool which makes it easier to access and use virtual drives (VHD, VHDX, ISO) in Windows 7 and later. Drag and drop your files ...

I recently bought a new second-hand computer that came with a 1TB drive and no OS, and realized that I could install Windows 7 on my SSD, but alas, it is tiny. Only 32GB. I bought it when it was the ...

There are several good reasons to perform a Windows 10 dual boot, not the least of which is duplicating the existing Windows 10 installation and using it to test new devices and software without ...

Some of you seem confused about how Windows 7 goes about supporting .VHD files as used by Virtual PC, Windows Server 2008 R2 and Hyper-V. Here's a quick how-to work with .VHD files in Windows 7. OK, ...

First of all, create a folder to create VHD (virtual disk) on a drive with more than 50 GB of free space. This time, I created a folder named "VHD" on drive D. Right-click "Computer" in the start menu ...

While browsing the r/Windows10 subreddit, I remember someone asking if virtual hard disks (VHDs) offered free and additional storage. It gave me a chuckle (if only it worked that way!), but honestly, ...

Bitlocker cannot be used to encrypt the host volume containing VHD files used for native VHD boot, and bitlocker cannot be used on volumes contained inside a VHD.