How to Change a Windows Partition

Each time that you connect a new hard drive or partition to your PC computer, the Windows operating system automatically assigns it a drive letter label. Your primary hard drive partition must always remain the C: drive, but you can change other drive assignments as long as you are an administrator on the computer you are using.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• PC running Windows XP or later

1. Log on to your PC computer with an account that has administrative privileges.

2. Open the Start menu and click on the "Control Panel" icon.

3. Go to the "Administrative Tools" folder and double-click "Computer Management."

4. Click on the "Disk Management" tool on the left side of the window.

5. Right-click on the name of the Windows partition that you want to change and select "Change Drive Letter and Paths" from the list of options.

6. Click on the "Change" button and then choose a new drive letter to assign to the selected Windows partition.

7. Hit "Yes" to confirm the change.

References

• Changing Drive Letter Assignments