{"id":1294,"date":"2026-03-20T08:13:55","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T08:13:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dogoodsoft.com\/blog\/?p=1294"},"modified":"2026-03-20T08:13:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T08:13:55","slug":"vds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dogoodsoft.com\/blog\/vds-1294\/","title":{"rendered":"Disk Management Cannot Start Virtual Disk Service (VDS) on Computer\u2014Quickest Fix!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Recently, some users have reported that Disk Manager on their Windows computers cannot be opened, with a prompt stating: \u201cDisk Management cannot start the Virtual Disk Service (VDS) on the computer\u2026\u201d What causes this issue?<\/p>\n

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Cause of the Problem\u200b<\/strong><\/p>\n

Typically, this occurs because the Virtual Disk service is not running, is misconfigured, or system components are damaged.<\/p>\n

Solution\u200b<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Right-click on the This PC\/Computer\u200b icon and select [Manage].<\/p>\n

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2. Click on [Services], locate [Virtual Disk]\u200b in the list, right-click it, and choose [Properties].<\/p>\n

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3. In the Properties window, change the startup type to [Manual], then click OK\u200b to apply the changes.<\/p>\n

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Following the above steps can quickly resolve the issue of Disk Management failing to open. If you’re experiencing the same problem, give it a try!<\/p>\n

Special Cases\u200b<\/strong><\/p>\n

If the issue persists after following the steps above, consider whether any interfering software (such as UltraISO, virtual machine tools, etc.)\u200b is installed on the computer. Uninstall such software promptly, then restore the Virtual Disk service to normal operation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Recently, some users have reported that Disk Manager on their Windows computers cannot be opened, with a prompt stating: \u201cDisk Management cannot start the Virtual Disk Service (VDS) on the computer\u2026\u201d What causes this issue? Cause of the Problem\u200b Typically, this occurs because the Virtual Disk service is not running, is misconfigured, or system components … Continue reading Disk Management Cannot Start Virtual Disk Service (VDS) on Computer\u2014Quickest Fix!<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1298,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[412,409,411,410],"class_list":["post-1294","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-how-to","tag-cannot-open-disk-management","tag-disk-management","tag-vds","tag-virtual-disk-service"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dogoodsoft.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1294","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dogoodsoft.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dogoodsoft.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dogoodsoft.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dogoodsoft.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1294"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.dogoodsoft.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1294\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1301,"href":"https:\/\/www.dogoodsoft.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1294\/revisions\/1301"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dogoodsoft.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1298"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dogoodsoft.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1294"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dogoodsoft.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1294"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dogoodsoft.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1294"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}