Hyper-V The version does not support this version of the file format

Hyper-V The version does not support this version of the file format.

The following błąd occurred when trying to start a maszyna wirtualna with a preconfigured VHD from the Microsoft website:

"<VM-Name>" failed to start.
Microsoft Emulated IDE Controller (Instance ID x) Failed to Power on with Error 'The version does not support this version of the file format'.
Failed to open attachment…

Rozwiązanie 1

1. Make a copy of the VHD plik;

2. Remove the original VHD from the issued maszyna wirtualna;

3. Attach copied early VHD do maszyna wirtualna;

4. Start maszyna wirtualna.

Rozwiązanie 2

Również, you can use Far Manager to clear the sparse attribute. Navigate to the file and press Ctrl + A to open the Attribute dialog. Clear Sparse checkbox. And click the Ustawić przycisk.

Rozwiązanie 3

You can use fsutil from Okna PowerShell to clear the sparse attribute:

1. Uruchomić Okna PowerShell with elevated rights;

2. Wpisz następne polecenie:

fsutil sparse setflag <YOURFILENAMEHERE> 0

As example

fsutil sparse setflag D:\Hyper-V\demo.vhd 0