expand vdisk

Applies to: Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012

Expands a virtual hard disk (VHD) to a specified size.

A VHD must be selected and detached for this operation to succeed. Use the select vdisk command to select a volume and shift the focus to it.

Syntax

expand vdisk maximum=<n>

Parameters

Parameter Description
maximum=<n> Specifies the new size for the VHD in megabytes (MB).

Examples

To expand the selected VHD to 20 GB, type:

expand vdisk maximum=20000