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Pourquoi a new VHDX remain mounted après redémarrageing - and how can I restore that behaviour après dismounting it once?

ayi

I noticed every time after I created a new VHDX (usually Dev Drive) under Windows 11 (23H2) it stays mounted after rebooting.
That is, until I dismount that VHDX once.
Even re-mounting it afterwards in various ways Windows does no longer keep that drive mounted after a reboot. According to the Interwebz, I’m suddenly supposed to create a task scheduler entry that mounts the drive on logon. Wut? Is that really the solution?
While I can do that, I really wonder if it’s possible to simply restore Windows’ default behaviour of auto-mounting a VHDX the same way that Windows originally ensures the VHDX remains mounted after a reboot?

ayi_2

Open Windows Settings, go to “Disks & volumes”, click on “Attach VHD”, and find your VHD or VHDX file. It will stay mounted across reboots.
If you instead mount the virtual disk by double-clicking it, it won’t auto-mount after a reboot.