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  1. @rahilwazir rahilwazir revised this gist Sep 28, 2020. 1 changed file with 1 addition and 1 deletion.
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    Follow [steps][1]:

    - Download: ~~http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=42497~~ http://download.microsoft.com/download/9/1/E/91E9F42C-3F1F-4AD9-92B7-8DD65DA3B0C2/mvmc_setup.msi
    - Download: http://download.microsoft.com/download/9/1/E/91E9F42C-3F1F-4AD9-92B7-8DD65DA3B0C2/mvmc_setup.msi (thanks @xavery)
    - Open Powershell as administrator and run
    `Import-Module 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter\MvmcCmdlet.psd1'`
    - And after
  2. @rahilwazir rahilwazir revised this gist Sep 28, 2020. 1 changed file with 1 addition and 1 deletion.
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    Follow [steps][1]:

    - Download: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=42497
    - Download: ~~http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=42497~~ http://download.microsoft.com/download/9/1/E/91E9F42C-3F1F-4AD9-92B7-8DD65DA3B0C2/mvmc_setup.msi
    - Open Powershell as administrator and run
    `Import-Module 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter\MvmcCmdlet.psd1'`
    - And after
  3. Rahil revised this gist Dec 3, 2016. 1 changed file with 4 additions and 4 deletions.
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    # VMDK to VHDX

    Follow [steps][2]:
    Follow [steps][1]:

    - Download: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=42497
    - Open Powershell as administrator and run
    @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ If you counter following error:
    In my case it was entry `4`

    Follow these (steps)[1]:
    Follow these [steps][2]:

    1. download and extract dsfok tools
    2. use `dsfo.exe "c:\temp\disk2.vmdk" 512 1024 descriptor1.txt` to extract the descriptor
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    5. repeat these steps for the other disk (my VM has two `.vmdk` files)
    6. reissue the `ConvertTo-MvmcVirtualHardDisk` command

    [1]: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/37481737/error-when-converting-vmware-virtual-disk-to-hyperv
    [2]: https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/timomta/2015/06/11/how-to-convert-a-vmware-vmdk-to-hyper-v-vhd/
    [1]: https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/timomta/2015/06/11/how-to-convert-a-vmware-vmdk-to-hyper-v-vhd/
    [2]: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/37481737/error-when-converting-vmware-virtual-disk-to-hyperv
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    # VMDK to VHDX

    Follow [steps][2]:

    - Download: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=42497
    - Open Powershell as administrator and run
    `Import-Module 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter\MvmcCmdlet.psd1'`
    - And after
    `ConvertTo-MvmcVirtualHardDisk -SourceLiteralPath d:\scratch\vmx\VM-disk1.vmdk -VhdType DynamicHardDisk -VhdFormat vhdx -destination c:\vm-disk1`

    If you counter following error:

    > ConvertTo-MvmcVirtualHardDisk : The entry 1 is not a supported disk database entry for the descriptor.
    In my case it was entry `4`

    Follow these (steps)[1]:

    1. download and extract dsfok tools
    2. use `dsfo.exe "c:\temp\disk2.vmdk" 512 1024 descriptor1.txt` to extract the descriptor
    3. edit the descriptor file in Notepad++: comment the above mentioned line (as I added the extra single character (#) I also deleted one NULL character from the end to keep the file size of 1024 bytes (not sure if this is needed).
    4. use `dsfi.exe "c:\temp\disk2.vmdk" 512 1024 descriptor1.txt` to inject the descriptor back into the VMDK
    5. repeat these steps for the other disk (my VM has two `.vmdk` files)
    6. reissue the `ConvertTo-MvmcVirtualHardDisk` command

    [1]: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/37481737/error-when-converting-vmware-virtual-disk-to-hyperv
    [2]: https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/timomta/2015/06/11/how-to-convert-a-vmware-vmdk-to-hyper-v-vhd/