Windows 11 automatically assigns available letters to connected internal or external hard drives. Letters from A through Z are used to identify and name storage devices that are attached to Windows. By default, A and B have always been assigned to floppy disk drives. However, you probably will never see a computer with a slot for a floppy disk. In this case, you can assign either A or B to another storage device that is connected to your computer. Letter C is assigned to the System main drive where Windows operating system is installed. In a multi-drive’s computer, the letter D is assigned to the second hard drive or CD/DVD drive, if a second drive isn’t available. Letters, E, F G, and so forth are assigned based on devices connected with the first device being assigned the next unassigned letter in the alphabet. If you’d like to name a drive other than what is automatically assigned to it, the steps below will show you how to do that. To get started with assigning a drive letter to connected storage devices, follow the steps below:
How to change drive letter in Windows 11
Again, letters are automatically assigned to the storage device to identify them as they’re connected to Windows. If you want to assign a different letter than the one automatically assigned, use the steps below to do that. Windows 11 has a centralized location for the majority of its settings. From system configurations to creating new users and updating Windows, all can be done from its System Settings pane. To get to System Settings, you can use the Windows key + I shortcut or click on Start ==> Settings as shown in the image below: Alternatively, you can use the search box on the taskbar and search for Settings. Then select to open it. Windows Settings pane should look similar to the image below. In Windows Settings, click System, and select Storage on the right pane of your screen shown in the image below. On the Storage settings pane, click on Advanced storage settings to expand. Then select Disks & volumes as highlighted below. On the Disks & volumes settings pane, select the disk drive you want to rename or change its letter. Then select Properties. On the drive Properties pane, you’ll notice Windows automatically assigned an available letter. However, we want to change the letter from the one assigned to a different one. Click on the Change drive letter button to change it. On the pop-up screen, choose any available letter to use for the drive. Then click OK to apply. The drive will immediately be changed to the select letter you chose. File Explorer will now reference the drive by the new letter. That should do it! Conclusion: This post showed you how to change the drive letter in Windows 11. If you find any error above, please use the comment form below to report.
