Convert VHDX to VHD

Input file

VHDX

Full Name: Microsoft Windows 8 Hyper-V Virtual Hard Disk Format
Developer: Microsoft

Output file

VHD

Full Name: Virtual Hard Disk Format
Developer: Microsoft

What is VHDX file?

The VHDX file extension is a Windows 8 virtual hard drive file used by Microsoft's Hyper-V virtualization software. This type of file contains all the data of a virtual machine emulator, including the virtual hard disk drive and its settings. As a result, users can share virtual machines with the same configuration, making backup and restore of the VHDX files easier. [ ⏩ ] VHDX file extension

What is VHD file?

The VHD (.VHD) file extension is used for virtual hard disk files created by Microsoft Virtual PC, earlier a separate product, which is now included within the Hyper-V toolset. A VHD file stores the complete contents of a physical drive, including the data and structural elements, such as partitions and volume configuration information. [ ⏩ ] VHD file extension

Software, that you can use to convert

VHDX to VHD converters

StarWind V2V Converter

How to convert the file from VHDX to VHD?

To successfully convert the VHDX file to VHD, you should install one of the applications from the list. After installing the software, open the program and select the file you want to convert (file-name.VHDX). The next step is to select the target format from the list, in this case VHD (usually converters allow you to convert to several different formats, so check out their features - maybe one of the available formats will suit you more than VHD).

What is a file conversion?

A data conversion is normally an automated process to some extent. The effect of the operation of one program is automatically the input product of another application. If that does not happen we need to help the process a little bit and convert the file on our own, e.g. VHDX to VHD. To obtain a matched structure of the data, it is necessary to use an appropriate converter.

Program for converting VHDX files to VHD files is a kind of a "binary code translator" compensating for the differences in the code or translating it in such a way so that another application could use it. For us, as users, the visible change will be only another file extension. (After converting the file, it will be the extension VHD, while before this step we had the VHDX file). For the programs, the difference is on a much higher level – either the application will be able to open a new VHD file, or not.