How to Change Drive Letter in Windows 10/8/7 [Tutorial]

Every time you connect an external hard drive to a PC, the computer assigns it a drive letter that allows computer programs – and you – to identify it. By default, Windows usually assigns specific letters such as E:, J: or G: to hard drives. You can change these drive letters if you want your company's computer systems to be organized a certain way. You must be logged in to your computer as administrator to change the external hard drive letter.

Although they may seem set in stone, the letters assigned to your hard drives, optical drives, and USB drives in Windows are not a fixed thing at all.

Maybe you're using a new external hard drive and now want to change the drive letter to G from the F it was assigned, or maybe you just like to keep your USB drives organized at the end of the alphabet.

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In Windows 10, when connecting a removable storage device or internal hard drive, the system automatically detects and assigns a drive letter to make it usable. However, when reconnecting an external drive (like a USB drive or SD or microSD cards), the system may end up assigning a different letter, which can be annoying.

This tutorial will apply to computers, laptops, desktops and tablets running Windows 10, Windows 8/8.1 and Windows 7 operating systems. Works for all major computer manufacturers (Dell, HP, Acer, Asus , Toshiba, Lenovo, Samsung).

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