Download VHD from Windows Azure

Q: How can I download a virtual hard disk from Windows Azure?

A: Downloading a virtual hard disk (VHD) from Windows Azure is very simple:

$sourceVHD = "https://YOURSTORAGEACCOUNT.blob.core.windows.net/vhds/test.vhd"
$destinationVHD = "D:\temp\test.vhd"
Save-AzureVhd -Source $sourceVHD -LocalFilePath $destinationVHD -NumberOfThreads 5