Easily create a virtual hard disk in Windows 7

After Win7 is activated, I really want to experience the new features instantly. One of the major improvements in Windows 7 is that the system provides backup and recovery functions. Make a backup of the activated Windows 7 before use, as long as it is needed from time to time. For example, the purchase of Win7 Ultimate, more need to backup. Is the book now more and more compact? Is there any wood that there is no optical drive? How do we make a backup of the activated Win7?

once-popular virtual drive, let us finish the game board after the virtual partition can not play the game disc is inserted, then in Windows 7 can also create a virtual hard disk, so that laptop users do not drive Win7 activates the backup. Microsoft has supported the creation of virtual hard disk images in the system from Vista. Let's take a look at how to back up Win7 (especially the flagship version). After

create a virtual hard disk, Windows 7 can be done from the boot disk in the configuration file can be used as a backup disk.

Create a virtual hard disk in Windows 7 Disk Management:

1. Go to the Windows 7 Control Panel - System and Security - Administrative Tools, click Computer Management.



2. In the "Disk Management," right-click, select "Create VHD" item, follow the prompts.



3. Set "create and attach virtual disk", right-click, select "initialize", click "OK."

4. After the "initialization" virtual disk, right-click to select "New Simple Volume" to launch the "New Simple Volume Wizard", specify volume size in a guided, assign a drive letter, format, etc. Finally, Click the "Finish" button to complete the creation of the volume.


virtual hard disk is created, there is no optical drive for notebook Windows 7 system can be backed up to the virtual hard disk.