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 ...

When Microsoft released Windows Vista with a backup tool that images your entire system down into one file, I was very interested. My interest in this new feature, called CompletePC Backup, waned ...

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 ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. Microsoft has decided to make its Virtual Hard Disk image ...

Windows Virtual PC creates virtual disks for each guest operating system created in the application. Virtual PC stores these disks in individual virtual hard disk -- or VHD -- files. To enable Windows ...

On virtual hard drives, anything that could lose data on a conventional HDD or SSD can likewise do so. However, the most frequent causes of data loss on virtual hard drives or disks—whatever you want ...

Virtual disk files are locked containers that shield the items inside from online or local security defenses. The trick can help adversaries deliver malware invisibly to a target's computer.

Security researchers have noticed that the operators of the ChromeLoader browser hijacking and adware campaign are now using VHD files named after popular games. Previously, such campaigns relied on ...