It is assumed that a Hyper-V policy that creates hardware snapshots or replications has been implemented and that at least one snapshot or replication has been created. See How to create VM restore points with block snapshots for guidance on how to do this.
Note: Snapshots and replications cannot be used for mount operations if they are currently
mounted elsewhere.
This task describes the steps to follow when restoring specific files from virtual disks, contained within a block snapshot or replication, to an existing VM: