Windows System Backup

The restore can be performed in several ways.

Restore by mounting the .vhd file

After restoring the .vhd file somewhere on your machine, you can mount it through the Disk Management tool as a separate disk. This way you can directly read its contents and retrieve whichever files or directories you need. When finished, you can always detach this disk and remove the .vhd file.

Restore via Windows System Recovery

After restoring the .vhd file somewhere on your machine, you can launch the Windows Recovery tool and select the System Image Recovery option. Follow the steps to restore content from the .vhd backup.

Restore via wbadmin

Use the wbadmin start recovery or wbadmin start sysrecovery commands to restore an operating system without needing a graphical interface.