Hyper-V virtual machine failed to start after copying VHD

On Windows 8 running Hyper-V, I copied a VHD from an external drive using Windows Explorer to the local machine. I reconfigured the new location in Hyper-V and tried to start the machine. I got the following error message:

‘VM’ failed to start.
Microsoft Emulated IDE Controller (Instance ID {…}): failed to Power on with Error ‘General access denied error’ (0×80070005). [Event ID 12010]
IDE/ATAPI Account does not have sufficient privilege to open attachment ‘D:\Virtual Machines\VM01\Virtual Hard Disks\DRIVE.VHD’. Error: ‘General access denied error’ (0×80070005). [Event ID 12290]
‘VM failed to start. (Virtual machine ID 6B78D45F5-71DF-4725-B4B2-E651800BE80EF) [Event ID 12030]

This issue occurs if the permissions on the virtual hard disk (.vhd) file or the snapshot file (.avhd) are incorrect.
Every Hyper-V virtual machines has a unique Virtual Machine ID (SID). If the Virtual Machine SID is missing from the security permissions on the .vhd or .avhd file, the virtual machine does not start.

Solution:
Give the Virtual Machine ID (SID) access to the .vhd or .avhd file, type the following command, and then press Enter:

icacls [Path of .vhd or .avhd file] /grant "NT VIRTUAL MACHINE\[Virtual Machine ID from step 1]":(F)

Ressource: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2249906/en-us