How to delete but not merge the checkpoint?
social.technet.microsoft.com › Forums › en-USMay 30, 2018 · Answers. Hi! You have the VM , a .vhdx file, when a checkpoint is created, a .avhdx file will be created. When a checkpoint is deleted, Hyper-V will automatically merge the .avhdx and .vhdx files. The .avhdx file will be deleted after the merge. Have a look at the picture below of how deleting a checkpoint works: Hope this information was useful!