How to Open Disk Management in Windows 10 & 11

By Timothy Tibbetts

on 08/22/2022

Windows Disk Management is a powerful drive tool that can manage partitions, change drive letters, initialize a new hard drive, etc. Windows offers numerous ways to open Disk Management in Windows 10 & 11. Here are four ways to open Disk Management.

Video tutorial:

1: How to Open Disk Management in Windows 10 & 11 - Power User Menu

Press the Windows Key + X or right-click on Start.

Click on Disk Management.

2: How to Open Disk Management in Windows 10 & 11 - Run Menu

Press the Windows Key + R.

Type in diskmgmt.msc, and press Enter.

3: How to Open Disk Management in Windows 10 & 11 - Windows Search

Press the Windows Key + S.

Begin typing disk management.

Click on Create and format hard disk partitions.

4: How to Open Disk Management in Windows 10 & 11 - Windows Terminal, Command Prompt or PowerShell

Press the Windows Key + X.

Click on Windows Terminal.

Type in diskmgmt.msc, and press Enter.

There are a few other ways to open Disk Management, mostly through "Computer Management," but these four steps should get you there quickly.

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