Remove a stopped VM that uses the same vhdx as a production machine.

I have a VM that was created for testing purposes. The C: drive points to the same vhdx that is used by a production VM. I don't need the test VM and want to remove it. I don't want the vhdx deleted when I delete the test VM. How can I safely do this?

Hi rlevick,
Are you managing your VM's with VMM?
If so, I think the safest thing to do is remove the disk from the test VM with Hyper-V manager.
Refresh the test VM in VMM, and check if it shows no disks.. then delete it.
And ofcourse you can turn both VM's off, copy the disk (backup), and delete the test VM.
If the disk get's deleted, put the backup disk back in place.
Good luck

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