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title: "How-to Restore a Volume to a Windows Virtual Machine"
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# How-to Restore a Volume to a Windows Virtual Machine

### Introduction

The Instant Volume Mount operation restores an entire volume to a Windows VM and is the best way to restore data when a large data set must be recovered. This restoration method mounts the restored VMDK to a Windows VM allowing you to copy the required data from the drive.

### Procedure

1. [Login](/v1/docs/how-to-access-cloud-data-protection) to the respective Cloud Data Protection system
2. From the navigation bar at the top of the page, select the **Data Protection** → **Recoveries** tab  
   
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3. Select the **Recover** button and then **Instant Volume Mount**  **![](https://cdn.document360.io/69e9f9c7-5da8-45e7-a671-4b8287f36122/Images/Documentation/image-1613063903099.png)**
4. Utilize the search bar to locate the server from which volumes are to be restored
5. **Click** the desired VM name or use the context menu to move to the **Recovery Options** page   
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6. Set the recovery options

7. Select **Create Task** **![](https://cdn.document360.io/69e9f9c7-5da8-45e7-a671-4b8287f36122/Images/Documentation/image-1613063903190.png)**

1. You will be redirected to the Recovery Overview screen to monitor the status of the restore
2. Upon success the VMDK of the volume will be attached to the target VM
3. Mount the VMDK within Windows on the target VM
  1. Login to the Target VM
  2. Launch the **Disk Management** utility
  3. Locate the restored disk
  4. **Right Click** the disk and select **Online**
  5. The disk will now mount to the OS
4. Copy any required data from the newly mounted drive from within Windows
5. Unmount the VMDK within Windows on the target VM
  1. Login to the Target VM
  2. Launch the **Disk Management** utility
  3. Locate the restored disk
  4. **Right Click** the disk and select **Offline**
  5. The disk will now unmount from the OS
6. Select the **Protection** → **Recovery** tab and select the **Task Name** of the restore you initiated
7. Select **Tear Down** to remove the disk from the VM and clean up all Cohesity configurations  
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8. Select **Yes, Tear Down** to confirm the operation