Here is How to Change Drive Letter in Windows 10, 11

When you connect a removable device or an internal hard drive, Windows 10, 11 automatically detects and assigns a drive letter for its further use. When you reconnect the USB storage or SD, micro SD cards, the system may assign a different letter.

If you don't want to see the same drive letter, you can manually assign a constant drive letter to any drive connected to your computer. There are several ways to do this in Windows 10, 11: using the Disk Management app, the Prompt command, or PowerShell.

After that, Windows 10, 11 will not assign a new letter on its own, and you will be able to choose a drive letter that is more understandable for you.

Use Command Prompt

To assign a drive letter using the command line, do the following:

Open Start, type Command Prompt in the search box, right-click the result, and select the Run as administrator option.

To launch DiskPart, type diskpart and press Enter:

Next, enter the following command to list all available volumes:

list volume, press Enter.

To select a volume (disk) to assign a new letter, enter:

select volume 2, press Enter.

Note: Change the number 2 to the number that represents the drive on your device.

To assign a new drive letter:

assign letter = D, press Enter.

Now, every time you reconnect the storage to the same device, the system will automatically assign the same letter.

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