Opening VHDX Files

The VHDX file type is primarily associated with Hyper-V.

VHDX	File extension: VHDX
	File type:	virtual hard disk image

What is a VHDX file?

VHDX files mostly belong to Hyper-V by Microsoft. A VHDX file is a disk image saved in the Virtual Hard Disk V2 (colloquially called Virtual Hard Disk Extended) format developed by Microsoft. It contains one or more partitions representing the hard disk partition(s) of virtual machines created with Hyper-V or VirtualBox system virtualization software. VHDX format was developed as the successor of VHD format. Unlike VHD format which is limited to 2040 Gigabytes capacity, the maximum capacity of a VHDX file is 64 Terabytes. VHDX format also provides improved data safeguards in case of power failure.

How to open VHDX files

You need a suitable software like Hyper-V to open a VHDX file. Without proper software you will receive a Windows message "How do you want to open this file?" or "Windows cannot open this file" or a similar Mac/iPhone/Android alert. If you cannot open your VHDX file correctly, try to right-click or long-press the file. Then click "Open with" and choose an application. You can also display a VHDX file directly in the browser:. Just drag the file onto this browser window and drop it.

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Programs that open and convert VHDX files:

Hyper-V by Microsoft
See the previous paragraphs to learn more about the main application. VHDX files are often referred to as Hyper-V disk images because this type of file is primarily created or used by this software.
VirtualBox (virtual hard disk image) by Oracle
VirtualBox is a cross-platform system virtualization software. It saves the virtual hard disk of a virtual machine in a VDI, VHD, VHDX, or HDD file. This file format is classified as Disk Image. Related links: Virtual Hard Disk v2 (VHDX) File Format, VHD (file format)

VHDX file format:

Each file has a definite file format, that is, how the stored data is arranged in the file. A file format is determined by the file extension and signature, so JPEG images have the extension .jpg and the first bytes in the file are ÿØÿ. Frequently, however, one file extension is used by different programs for different file formats, and one file format for different file extensions. Exact knowledge of the format is therefore important in order to solve problems occurring in files. Below is our analysis of the VHDX files:

The VHDX file type predominantly uses a uniform format. The two most common formats are as follows:

96% of all VHDX files are Virtual HD image eXtended data files. These files contain neither text nor words, but only data. VHDX files can be up to 740 GB in size, but are often around 48 MB - 150 MB. This file type is based on cutting-edge technology. Certain words are almost always found in the files, such as vhdxfileM and Microsoft Windows 10. Some examples of file names are Data.vhdx or ext4.vhdx. Such files are related to windows, insider, preview, client, orig, studio, metadata, sandbox and linux.

All other VHDX files (4%) have no consistent format. Files like these are sometimes linked to siberian, userdata, belarus, desktop, ubuntu, flash, mouse, disk or haos. Drag & drop your file here to see the file format and a preview of your VHDX file!

Technical Data for VHDX File Extension

File classification:

Disk Image

Mime type:

application/octet-stream, application/x-vhdx-disk

a vhdx virtual hard disk image is a special file format by Microsoft and should only be edited and saved with the appropriate software.

How to solve problems with VHDX files

Associate the VHDX file extension with the correct application.
Update your software that should actually open virtual hard disk images. Because only the current version supports the latest VHDX file format. Search, therefore, e.g. on the Microsoft manufacturer website after an available Hyper-V update.
To make sure that your VHDX file is not corrupted or virus-infected, get the file again and scan it with Google's virustotal.com.
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