Hot Copy is the universal disk and volume snapshot utility for Linux.  Download for free.  Install and perform instant point-in-time snapshots of any Linux block device.  Hot Copy snapshots are readable and writable.  Support almost any file system.  Use your existing free disk space to store copy-on-write volume snapshots.

Hot Copy is the easiest way to take Linux volume snapshots.

Hyper-V VHD Explorer is the easiest way to mount and dismount your VHD files.  Explorer shell integration adds right-click Attach and Detach actions to .VHD files in MS Windows Explorer.  Use the VHD Explorer graphical user interface to manage all your mounted VHD files.  Open and edit VHD files.