Sometimes users may wish to change their Windows drive letter to help accommodate other new devices, to install a new program, or to meet other personal preferences.
How to change a drive letter?
To change an existing drive letter on a drive, on a partition, or on a volume, follow the steps below:
1. Right-click My Computer.
2. Click Manage.
3. Under Computer Management, click Disk Management.
4. Right-click the drive or device you want to change.
5. Click Change Drive Letter and Paths.
6. Click Change.
7. Click Assign the following drive letter.
8. Click the drive letter you want to assign.
9. Click OK.
Note:
1. To change drive letter, you must log on as Administrator or as a member of the Administrators group.
2. Changing the drive letter of a volume in use could cause programs to stop working.
3. You cannot change the drive letter of your Operating System.
How to assign a drive letter?
To assign a drive letter to a drive, a partition, or a volume, please follow the instructions below:
1. Right-click My Computer.
2. Click Manage.
3. Under Computer Management, click Disk Management.
4. Right-click the drive, the partition, the logical drive, or the volume that you want to assign a drive letter to, and then click Change Drive Letter and Paths.
5. Click Add.
6. Click Assign the following drive letter.
7. Accept the default drive letter or click the drive letter that you want to use.
8. Click OK.
How to remove a drive letter?
To remove an existing drive letter on a drive, on a partition, or on a volume, follow the steps below:
1. Right-click My Computer.
2. Click Manage.
3. Under Computer Management, click Disk Management.
4. Right-click the drive or device you want to remove.
5. Click Remove.
6. Click Ok.
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