How to Change Drive Letter on Windows 11, 10, 8, or 7 with Disk Management?

Windows automatically occupy a drive letter for every hard disk partition, like C, D, E, etc.

However, if you need, you can change the drive letter using Disk Management.

How to Change Drive Letter on Windows PCs using Disk Management?

Every Windows ships with an inbuilt Disk Management tool, and you can use this method on all Windows versions, including Windows Vista, 7, 8, 10, and Windows 11.

To change a drive letter using Disk Management window, first, click on the Start button.

Then, type Disk Management.

In the search results, click on “Create and format hard disk partitions” to launch the disk management inbuilt tool.

The Disk Management window will list all volumes or drives, volume type, capacity, free space, etc.

Right-click on a volume and select the “Change Drive Letters and Paths” option.

Now, Click on the Change button and assign a free Letter. If you want to hide a drive, then simply click on the Remove button.

Assign a new drive letter in the following window.

Then, click the OK button.

Click the Yes button if prompted.

That's it. Now, open File Explorer and you will notice that the drive letter has been changed.

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