Windows 7 disk management hangs connecting to virtual disk service

While we prepare for the move, we are unable to accept new postings. Or if you need technical support for your calculator visit: HP Calculators. All forum topics Previous Topic Next Topic. Level 2. Message 1 of 4. HP Recommended. Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 bit. If I do a restart the PC it will hang while displaying 'Restarting" making me to do a forced power shutdown. That's never a problem.

I also tried to shutdown B4all during this time so I don't know if the combination of procedures could have initiated this. Any help appreciated. Tags 2. Tags: Envy C. I have the same question. If you also encounter such errors, you could not open the Disk Management. Do you know how to fix Disk Management not loading? If not, please continue reading to get the solutions so you can try them one by one. If you are stuck in Disk Management connecting to Virtual Disk Service, you can first remove or eject external storage devices one by one to identify the problematic device.

Some users repair Disk Management by removing external storage devices. The device may be a USB drive, a card reader, an external hard drive, or a phone. It is possible that the external storage device is incompatible with Disk Management. Besides, in order to solve this problem radically, I suggest that you update Universal Serial Bus controllers after removing devices. You can start it manually. Virtual Disk Service VDS is used to manage a wide range of storage configurations, from single-disk desktops to external storage arrays.

It supports the Disk Management user interface and DiskPart command line. Only when the basic system services are converted into API, can application programs use these services. Step 2: Type " services. Step 5: Choose Automatic or Manual for the Startup type. Then, click OK to save changes. Some users find that the Disk Management can't be opened because Cyberlink Virtual Drive is disabled on startup.

So, you can try enabling Cyberlink Virtual Drive to solve this problem. Some users find that after they have disabled Windows Defender, Disk Management can be loaded as usual again.

So you can try this method. Here is a tutorial on disabling the built-in Windows Defender Antivirus on Windows Error "Unable to connect to Virtual Disk Service" may also occur if the remote computer doesn't support VDS or you can't establish a connection to the remote computer because it is locked by Windows Firewall.

Surely, if you think configuring Windows Defender Firewall is troublesome, you can disable it directly. Read this post to get the answer, and you can also know some ways to prevent malware.

Then, wait until the procedure ends. How to fix the issue SFC scannow not working? You can also subscribe without commenting. Leave this field empty. Home About. The service is not responding to the control function. A timeout milliseconds was reached while waiting for the Virtual Disk service to connect.

Windows could not start the Virtual Disk service on Local Computer. Error The service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion. Related Reading.