Mount-DiskImage

Spec sheet

Purpose

Mount-DiskImage mounts a previously created virtual hard disk or ISO so it appears as a normal disk.Read 4 Oct 2026 · learn.microsoft.com

Access modes

VHD files can be mounted read-only or read-write, while ISO files are mounted read-only regardless of the parameter value.Read 4 Oct 2026 · learn.microsoft.com

Background jobs

The AsJob parameter runs the cmdlet as a background job for commands that take a long time to complete.Read 4 Oct 2026 · learn.microsoft.com

Cluster behavior

When Storage module cmdlets are used in a failover cluster, they operate at cluster level across all servers in the cluster.Read 4 Oct 2026 · learn.microsoft.com

Drive letter

The NoDriveLetter parameter specifies that no drive letter should be assigned after mounting.Read 4 Oct 2026 · learn.microsoft.com

Hyper-V guidance

For creating and mounting a VHD on a computer running Hyper-V, the page points to New-VHD and Mount-VHD in the Hyper-V module, or to Disk Management.Read 4 Oct 2026 · learn.microsoft.com

Output

The cmdlet produces no output by default; with PassThru it returns an object representing the mounted disk image.Read 4 Oct 2026 · learn.microsoft.com

Path requirement

The cmdlet requires the full path of the VHD or ISO file.Read 4 Oct 2026 · learn.microsoft.com

Privileges

Mounting a VHD requires administrator privileges; the page says ISO mounting does not require them on Windows 8, while Windows Server 2012 permits only an administrator to mount or eject an ISO.Read 4 Oct 2026 · learn.microsoft.com

Remote execution

The CimSession parameter runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer; by default it uses the local computer session.Read 4 Oct 2026 · learn.microsoft.com

Supported image types

The StorageType parameter accepts ISO, VHD, VHDX, VHDSet, or Unknown; when omitted or set to Unknown, the type is determined from the file extension.Read 4 Oct 2026 · learn.microsoft.com

Windows support

The MSFT_DiskImage Mount method lists Windows 8 desktop apps as its minimum supported client and Windows Server 2012 desktop apps as its minimum supported server.Read 4 Oct 2026 · learn.microsoft.com

Where Specifiction places it

• Virtual Drive Software#22 of 246.4