mount vhdx file from Windows Server Backup 2012

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Adm1nMikeW

We have a 2012 server with a network share that other servers backup to using Windows Server Backup. To view the files from a windows 2008 r2 backup .vhd file all I have to do is open it in windows explorer and it mounts as a drive and opens. When I try to do the same with a 2012 backup (.vhdx) it tells me "you don't have permission to mount the file" but if I open disk management I can see the volume, and if I right click on it and select "Change Drive Letter and Paths" and add a drive letter, then I can browse it. I get the same issue using mount-vhd in powershell.

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