diff --git a/src/windows/service/exe/LxssUserSession.cpp b/src/windows/service/exe/LxssUserSession.cpp
index 3ced3bef..468273f4 100644
--- a/src/windows/service/exe/LxssUserSession.cpp
+++ b/src/windows/service/exe/LxssUserSession.cpp
@@ -940,10 +940,11 @@ HRESULT LxssUserSessionImpl::MoveDistribution(_In_ LPCGUID DistroGuid, _In_ LPCW
     }
 
     // Move the VHD to the new location.
-    THROW_IF_WIN32_BOOL_FALSE(MoveFileEx(distro.VhdFilePath.c_str(), newVhdPath.c_str(), MOVEFILE_COPY_ALLOWED));
+    THROW_IF_WIN32_BOOL_FALSE(MoveFileEx(distro.VhdFilePath.c_str(), newVhdPath.c_str(), MOVEFILE_COPY_ALLOWED | MOVEFILE_WRITE_THROUGH));
 
     auto revert = wil::scope_exit_log(WI_DIAGNOSTICS_INFO, [&]() {
-        THROW_IF_WIN32_BOOL_FALSE(MoveFileEx(newVhdPath.c_str(), distro.VhdFilePath.c_str(), MOVEFILE_COPY_ALLOWED | MOVEFILE_REPLACE_EXISTING));
+        THROW_IF_WIN32_BOOL_FALSE(MoveFileEx(
+            newVhdPath.c_str(), distro.VhdFilePath.c_str(), MOVEFILE_COPY_ALLOWED | MOVEFILE_REPLACE_EXISTING | MOVEFILE_WRITE_THROUGH));
 
         // Write the location back to the original path in case the second registry write failed. Otherwise this is a no-op.
         registration.Write(Property::BasePath, distro.BasePath.c_str());