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Get-VHDSnapshot

Gets information about a checkpoint in a VHD set.

Last verified: 2026-10-26

Microsoft Hyper-V reference: Gets information about a checkpoint in a VHD set. The syntax and selected example below are adapted from the pinned Windows Server 2025 reference. Module availability, target configuration and delegated permissions determine whether it can run in your environment. Documentation and parameter text: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; formatting adapted by Cmdlet World. No execution testing is claimed.

Get-VHDSnapshot [-Path] <String[]> [-GetParentPaths] [-SnapshotId <Guid[]>]
 [-CimSession <CimSession[]>] [-ComputerName <String[]>] [-Credential <PSCredential[]>]
 [<CommonParameters>]

Required permissions

Use an account with the target resource permissions documented for Get-VHDSnapshot. Modifying administrative cmdlets may require elevation or delegated administration. This catalog does not assert that ordinary users can execute the command.

Supported environments

Windows / Hyper-V · Windows Server 2025 documentation; feature/module prerequisites apply

Parameters

-CimSession

Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a New-CimSession or Get-CimSession cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.

-ComputerName

Specifies one or more Hyper-V hosts that run this command. NetBIOS names, IP addresses, and fully qualified domain names are allowable. The default is the local computer. Use localhost or a dot (.) to specify the local computer explicitly.

-Credential

Specifies one or more user accounts that have permission to perform this action. The default is the current user.

-GetParentPaths

Gets the paths of all files on which this VHD checkpoint depends.

-Path (required)

Specifies an array of paths of VHD set files from which this cmdlet gets checkpoints. If you specify a file name or relative path, the cmdlet determines the full path relative to the current working folder.

-SnapshotId

Specifies an array of unique IDs of VHD checkpoints that this cmdlet gets from a VHD set file.

Prerequisites

Windows with the Hyper-V module and the Windows feature or management tools that provide it. Confirm target connectivity and version compatibility using the linked Microsoft reference.

Security considerations

This is a read-oriented cmdlet; protect any sensitive results and check the documented effects of your selected parameters.

Examples

Get-VHDSnapshot -Path "Data01.vhds" -SnapshotId 6c87351a-a39a-4581-b231-6d693b26485d

Sources

https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/windows-powershell-docs/blob/b7645dd8c687139b28e845119da30ec670526507/docset/winserver2025-ps/Hyper-V/Get-VHDSnapshot.md

https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/hyper-v/get-vhdsnapshot?view=windowsserver2025-ps

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