File extension VHD
| File type | Virtual Hard Disk Format |
| Developer | Microsoft |
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What is a VHD file?
The .VHD is nothing but a virtual PC Virtual Hard disk file type. This is a file that acts as a physical drive but is in fact just a logical replication of a hard disk. This file is generally used as a virtual machine hard disk to replicate the hard disks when operating systems are run as a part of a virtual machine.
The file structure of a .VHD files allows parallel existence of multiple operating systems on the machine.The file specification has now been made open by microsoft as a part of its open specification initiative.
Program(s) that can open the .VHD file
Windows
Linux
How to open VHD files
If you cannot open the VHD file on your computer - there may be several reasons. The first and most important reason (the most common) is the lack of a suitable software that supports VHD among those that are installed on your device.
A very simple way to solve this problem is to find and download the appropriate application. The first part of the task has already been done – the software supporting the VHD file can be found in the table. Now just download and install the appropriate application.
Possible problems with the VHD format files
The inability to open and operate the VHD file does not necessarily mean that you do not have an appropriate software installed on your computer. There may be other problems that also block our ability to operate the Virtual Hard Disk Format file. Below is a list of possible problems.
- Corruption of a VHD file which is being opened
- Incorrect links to the VHD file in registry entries.
- Accidental deletion of the description of the VHD from the Windows registry
- Incomplete installation of an application that supports the VHD format
- The VHD file which is being opened is infected with an undesirable malware.
- The computer does not have enough hardware resources to cope with the opening of the VHD file.
- Drivers of equipment used by the computer to open a VHD file are out of date.
If you are sure that all of these reasons do not exist in your case (or have already been eliminated), the VHD file should operate with your programs without any problem. If the problem with the VHD file has not been solved, it may be due to the fact that in this case there is also another rare problem with the VHD file. In this case, the only you can do is to ask for assistance of a professional staff.
Similar extensions
| .adz | Amiga Emulator Compressed ADF Format |
| .aff | Advanced Forensics Format Disk Image |
| .ashdisc | Ashampoo Disk Image Format |
| .atr | Atari 8-bit Disk Image |
| .avhd | Microsoft Hyper-V Differencing Disk Format |
| .b5i | BlindWrite Image Format |
| .b5t | BlindWrite Image Format |
| .b6i | BlindWrite Image Format |
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How to associate the file with an installed software?
If you want to associate a file with a new program (e.g. my-file.VHD) you have two ways to do it. The first and the easiest one is to right-click on the selected VHD file. From the drop-down menu select "Choose default program", then click "Browse" and find the desired program. The whole operation must be confirmed by clicking OK. The second and more difficult to do is associate the VHD file extension to the corresponding software in the Windows Registry.
Is there one way to open unknown files?
Many files contain only simple text data. It is possible that while opening unknown files (e.g. VHD) with a simple text editor like Windows Notepad will allow us to see some of the data encoded in the file. This method allows you to preview the contents of many files, but probably not in such a structure as a program dedicated to support them.