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How to change the drive letter in Windows 10/11, DVD and USB drives?


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You can also in Windows 10/11 change drive letters,  for DVD and USB drives or add and remove Paths, and also for external hard drives and media!



Simply start the Windows 10/11 Disk Management via the Windows Logo + X menu. 

Content / Solutions / Tips:

1.) ... Changing the drive letter of the DVD drive on Windows 10/11!
2.) ... Changing the drive letter of the Windows 10 USB stick!
3.) ... Problems when changing the drive letter under Windows 11/10!


See also: ► Startup folder on Windows 11/10 ► Auto-login without a password ► Paint on Windows 11/10

1.) Changing the drive letter of the DVD drive on Windows 10/11!

You can quite easily change the path or the drive letter of the DVD / CD drive via the Disk Management.


(... see Image-1 Arrow 1 to 6) this is the Solution via diskmgmt.msc command


(Image-1) change the drive letter in Windows 10!
change the drive letter in Windows 10!
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2.) Changing the drive letter of the Windows 10 USB stick!

Essentially the same solution, only the right-click on the appropriate partition in Windows 10 Disk Management. External media can have multiple partitions, and multiple drive letters or paths. (... see Image-2)


(Image-2) Change the HDD partition letter / path on Windows 10!
How to change the hd partition letter in Windows 10!
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3.) Problems when changing the drive letter under Windows 10!

Maybe you have a paging file on this disk and Windows does not allows you to change the letter. You can disable the paging file, reboot, change the letter, and re-enable paging. Or you can move it to another disk, restart it, and try to change the letter again.

Information about the paging file: ► Customizing the pagefile.sys in Windows 10 (paging file)!

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A Example how to change the drive letter in Windows, regardless of whether it is an additional partition with a movie / program archive, such as an USB flash drive or a removable hard disk. Only for the system partition, typically the drive C, you can not change the letter. The solution is written for: Windows 11, 10 , 8.1, 8, 7: Pro, Home, Enterprise, Basic, Premium, Professional, Starter, Ultimate, Windows-Server 2019, 2016, 2012, but you can use it to earlier versions of the windows operating system.
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FAQ 92: Updated on: 25 August 2023 12:23 Windows
Windows-10

Where is the Bit Locker for Drive Encryption in Windows 10, is missing this?


The Bit-Locker Drive Encryption is available in Windows 10 Pro, if you are using Windows 10 Home you must use a other alternative for this problem Content:
Windows-10

External drives are not displayed under Windows 10 (USB, HDD)?


If in Windows 10 an external USB drives that the paths or drive name are not correct assigned. But,  dont panic, here is the solution Start the Windows
Windows-10

Find, start and run the Troubleshooting in Windows-10?


The solution is simple to find, start and run the Troubleshooting in Windows-10 or MS Server 2019? 1. Open via Control Panel In Windows 10 2.
Windows-10

Is there in Windows 10 or 11 a Memory Diagnostics Tool for RAM (memory)? 


A simple solution to start the Windows 11 / 10 Memory Diagnostics Tool, to detects possible problems with your computer’s memory Content / Solutions / Tips:
Windows-10

Find short sticky notes tool for Windows 10/11 Desktop, how to?


You can use Sticky Notes to write a short notice on the Windows-10/11 Desktop, or do anything else that youd use a pad of paper for Content / Solution
Windows-10

How to create a system image on Windows 10 / 11 (backup and restore)?


You can create a system image of Windows-10, which contains a copy of Windows 10 and copies of your programs, system settings and files Content: 1.
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Create search shortcut on Windows 10/11 Desktop, how to?


There are several ways to perform a search in Windows 10/11. The Desktop Search Shortcut is one way, to type in the search box at the top of open window,

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