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convert_vmdk2vhd.md
  1. download: MVMC
  2. (optional) edit with text editor vmdk file and remove (or comment out) all below line '# The Disk Data Base '
  3. run powershell as admin
  4. > Import-Module 'c:\Program Files\Microsoft Virtual Machine Converter\MvmcCmdlet.psd1'
  5. > ConvertTo-MvmcVirtualHardDisk -SourceLiteralPath source.vmdk -DestinationLiteralPath dest.vhdx -VhdType DynamicHardDisk -VhdFormat Vhd

or

qemu-img convert -f vmdk -O vhdx -o subformat=dynamic source.vmdk dest.vhdx

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