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STATUS_VIRTUAL_DISK_LIMITATION
The virtual disk backing file has an unsupported attribute
The default message for this NTSTATUS says virtual hard disk files must be uncompressed, unencrypted, and not sparse. The failure is therefore about properties of the VHD/VHDX backing file or file system, not merely about free space.
Identify the virtual-disk operation and the specific format, size, backing-store, or feature limit that applies. A general physical-disk health check does not explain a format-level virtual disk limitation.
What to inspect
- Check compression, EFS encryption, sparse attribute, and ReFS integrity settings on the VHD or VHDX file.
- Move or convert the virtual disk to compliant storage.
- Record the host file path as well as the guest disk identifier.
References for STATUS_VIRTUAL_DISK_LIMITATION
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