Get All VHDX for All VMs with this PowerShell Script

Do you need a list of all virtual disks on a Hyper-V server? Simply run this PowerShell script and it will give you a list of all VHD and VHDX files that are connected to virtual machines in Hyper-V:

 $MyVMs = Get-VM
 Foreach ($MyVM in $MyVMs)
 {
     $AllHardDrives = $MyVM.HardDrives
      Foreach ($HardDriveItem in $AllHardDrives)
      {
           $HardDriveItem.path | Get-VHD
      }
 }

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