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--- title: Use a VHD snapshot to create multiple identical managed disks (Windows) - PowerShell description: Azure PowerShell Script Sample - Create a snapshot from a VHD to create multiple identical managed disks in small amount of time author: roygara ms.service: azure-disk-storage ms.topic: sample ms.tgt_pltfrm: vm-windows ms.custom: devx-track-azurepowershell ms.date: 06/05/2017 ms.author: rogarana # Customer intent: "As a cloud administrator, I want to create a snapshot from a VHD to generate multiple identical managed disks quickly, so that I can streamline the deployment of virtual machines and improve operational efficiency." --- # Create multiple identical managed disks using a VHD snapshot in a storage account with PowerShell (Windows) This script creates a snapshot from a VHD file in a storage account in same or different subscription. Use this script to import a specialized (not generalized/sysprepped) VHD to a snapshot and then use the snapshot to create multiple identical managed disks in small amount of time. Also, use it to import a data VHD to a snapshot and then use the snapshot to create multiple managed disks in small amount of time. [!INCLUDE [quickstarts-free-trial-note](~/reusable-content/ce-skilling/azure/includes/quickstarts-free-trial-note.md)] ## Sample script [!code-powershell[main](../../../powershell_scripts/virtual-machine/create-snapshots-from-vhd-in-different-subscription/create-snapshots-from-vhd-in-different-subscription.ps1 "Create snapshot from VHD")] ## Next steps [Create a managed disk from snapshot](virtual-machines-powershell-sample-create-managed-disk-from-snapshot.md?toc=%2fpowershell%2fmodule%2ftoc.json) [Create a virtual machine by attaching a managed disk as OS disk](./virtual-machines-powershell-sample-create-vm-from-managed-os-disks.md) For more information on the Azure PowerShell module, see [Azure PowerShell documentation](/powershell/azure/). Additional virtual machine PowerShell script samples can be found in the [Azure Windows VM documentation](../windows/powershell-samples.md?toc=%2fazure%2fvirtual-machines%2fwindows%2ftoc.json).