Use VHD as restore media

Just started using a VHD again after 12 years. I've been having problems making a clone of my C: to an external usb drive and having it boot from that drive, so I'm looking for other methods although I will ask for help again on that subject.

Reading that most people like imaging instead of cloning I'm going to try using a VHD as restore media instead of making a restore USB (but I will anyway, just in case).

I will try the following - (already did step 1)

1. Create a VHD clone on another ssd of my C: and added it to my boot menu. It works good. This is my restore media to easily boot if C: fails.
2. Copy my imaging app to the VHD and make an image of my current C: and store it there also.
3. If C: fails, I boot into the VHD, run my imaging app to restore the image to a new C: I have plugged into the m.2 slot.
4. Reboot....Now will it boot into the new C: is the question. I would think yes.

Have I missed anything here?

No, I used Image For Windows. It enables the VHD to boot fine. On another note - IFW even makes a cloned C: bootable on a USB ssd. I've done it twice and both a 2.5" ssd and an NVme drive both boot but I have to run a .tbs script that is encrypted to make this happen. I've been reading and testing for a couple of weeks trying to do this manually and nothing works. I'd like to get an app that would tell me what commands that script is running, maybe Process Monitor would do it. Anyway that's why I'm using this Image/VHD technique instead.