Repair-VHD -Path "E:\VMs\Finance\Finance2019.vhdx" -Repair -Force Three minutes of silence. Then: Repair completed. Some blocks were zeroed.
Sanjay typed one last command before starting a full backup: powershell repair vhd
Optimize-VHD -Path "E:\VMs\Finance\Finance2019.vhdx" -Mode Full At 3:45 AM, the VM booted. He emailed the team: VHD repaired via PowerShell. Lost 30 records—exporting logs for manual re-entry. Repair-VHD -Path "E:\VMs\Finance\Finance2019