Windows has a secret vault. You're not using it.

Windows 8 will let you open and view ISO and VHD files all on its own, according to the latest “Building Windows 8” blog from Microsoft. Posted yesterday by Microsoft engineer Rajeev Nagar, the new ...

Once you finally start backing up your data (like you’ve been told to over, and over again), consider using a virtual hard drive (VHD). VHDs have been used by IT professionals for years in virtual ...

Maybe I'm just screwing this up, but I don't see how. I have a PC backed up to a VHD file. On a Windows 7 box, I have some version of VMWare, something from within the last year. I can create a new VM ...

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, ...

With a masterful nail in the optical disc coffin, Rajeev Nagar of the Windows 8 Storage & File Systems team has detailed how Microsoft's new operating system will natively mount ISO disc images. On ...

Regular folders are holding you back — here's proof ...

The problem occurs because of a conflict with the VHD file that is created by Windows Backup and is mounted during the process. There are three types of VHD files here— Fixed, Expandable(Sparse), and ...

Microsoft has just added its Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) Image Format specification to the list of technologies available for free and without a license under its Open Specification Promise (OSP).

I have a question that has been lingering in my mind.<BR><BR>I've been thinking of the "wonders of virtualization" and am rather convinced that within the next few years I will likely be using it in ...

Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8 introduce a new virtual hard disk file format, VHDX, which is an upgrade from the current VHD format and provides for superior performance, reliability and several ...