LanguageVHDX
Microsoft Windows Hyper-V virtual hard disk
File type: Virtual machine, virtualization software related file
A vhdx file extension is related to the Microsoft Windows 8 and higher releases of Windows operating system. A vhdx file contains backup archives.
What is vhdx file?
File type category:
Virtual machine, virtualization software related file
Date updated: December 31, 2024
The vhdx file extension is associated with the Hyper-V virtualizing technology presented in operating system Microsoft Windows 8, also used by Windows 10.
The vhdx file contains virtual hard disk image in similar file format like Microsoft Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) format, but supports virtual disks larger than 2040 GB (maximum is 16 TB) and is resilient to power failure events.
Hyper-V is virtualization system for x86-64 based systems. First version of Hyper-V is distributed with the Microsoft Windows Server 2008. The new version of Hyper-V that uses VHDX file format was introduced with Windows 8 Developer Preview.
These files can always be found in default Windows 8 backup archives.
How to open vhdx file?
Use Microsoft Windows 8 / Windows 10 to mount and read data in *.vhdx Virtual Hard Disk files.
How to convert vhdx file?
Possibly can be converted like any other disk image file formats.
Suggested software to open vhdx file:
Associated software actions with the vhdx file
Software applications that can open vhdx files:
Microsoft Windows 10 (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Windows 8 (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Windows (Microsoft Windows)
Hyper-V (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Windows Server (Microsoft Windows)
Software apps that create vhdx files:
Microsoft Windows 10 (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Windows 8 (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Windows (Microsoft Windows)
Hyper-V (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Windows Server (Microsoft Windows)
Software apps that convert vhdx files:
StarWind V2V Converter (Microsoft Windows)
Software apps that backup vhdx files:
Microsoft Windows 10 (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Windows 8 (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Windows (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Windows Server (Microsoft Windows)
Software apps that recover vhdx files:
Microsoft Windows 10 (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Windows 8 (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Windows (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Windows Server (Microsoft Windows)