Merge pull request #10125 from MicrosoftDocs/KA_Working_Branch

Update date for Hyper-V migration troubleshooting article

Author: kaushika-msft

support/windows-server/virtualization/merge-checkpoints-with-many-differencing-disks.md

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 title: How to merge checkpoints that have multiple differencing disks
 description: Describes different methods of merging checkpoints and their associated differencing disks into the related virtual machine.
-ms.date: 01/15/2025
+ms.date: 11/05/2025
 manager: dcscontentpm
 audience: itpro
 ms.topic: troubleshooting
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 # How to merge checkpoints that have multiple differencing disks
 
-_Applies to:_   Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016
 
-## Introduction
+## Summary
 
-This article describes methods that you can use to merge checkpoints into a virtual machine (VM) if Hyper-V has generated many differencing disks. The method that you use depends on the details of the situation.
+When you work with Hyper-V checkpoints, you might need to merge the associated differencing disks back into the virtual machine (VM). In most cases, you can delete checkpoints by using Hyper-V Manager, which automatically merges the differencing disks. However, in some situations—such as when third-party backup software creates checkpoints but doesn't clean them up—you might encounter checkpoints that don't appear in Hyper-V Manager or that can't be deleted through the standard interface.
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+This article describes how to:
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+- Delete checkpoints and merge differencing disks by using Hyper-V Manager.
+- Merge differencing disks when checkpoints aren't visible in Hyper-V Manager.
+- Use PowerShell scripts to merge differencing disks without shutting down the VM.
+
+Choose the method that best fits your scenario based on whether the checkpoints are visible in Hyper-V Manager and whether you can shut down the VM.
 
 ## Merging checkpoints that you can view in Hyper-V Manager
 
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    This script defines a `Get-VHDChain` function that identifies the VHD chain (the set of differencing disks for the VM).