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Virtual machine downtime becomes a serious operational concern when trying to recover data from corrupted VHDX file after Hyper-V crash, since an abrupt shutdown during an active VM session frequently damages the header or footer sections of the virtual disk structure. Mounting the VHDX through PowerShell using the Get-VHD command helps identify the file's current state, and running a compact operation afterward sometimes resolves minor inconsistencies introduced during the crash. Attaching the corrupted VHDX as a virtual disk through Disk Management and running CHKDSK on the mounted drive letter addresses file system level errors, though this approach risks further data loss if the underlying corruption stems from a failing physical drive rather than the VHDX structure itself. SysInfo VHD Recovery Tool processes both Dynamic and Fixed disk types through Standard or Advanced scanning modes, supporting file systems including NTFS, FAT32, HFS+, and EXTX commonly found in Hyper-V virtual machines. The Custom Volume feature allows manually specifying sector ranges when the default volume detection fails to identify partitions correctly after severe crash-related damage. Recovered data displays in a tree hierarchy with preview functionality before saving the disk image to a desired location. Compatible with all Windows versions including Windows 11.