How to mount a VHD on W8.1 (non-pro) using powershell?

Question

How can I mount a VHDX on an older Windows 8.1 (home?) edition where Hyper-V (et.al) is not available, using powershell?

Most sources seem to point to enabling Hyper-V, but those are apparently only available on pro-editions. But there must be an alternative way to either side load, or use something similar, to Mount-VHD.

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Answer 1

This can be done with the Mount-DiskImage command.

The command is:

Mount-DiskImage -ImagePath "C:\path\to\your\file.vhdx"

You need admin rights to use this command.

You can also open disk management in an MMC console and use the "Attach VHD" command in the "More Actions" menu on the right hand side.

Answer 2

You can try using VHD Attach or Simple VHD Manager. Either one can do what you want.