Here are four ways to assign a different letter to a drive in Windows 11.
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How to change drive letter in Windows 11
In Windows 11, every internal storage, USB drive, DVD drive, and mapped network drive is automatically assigned a "drive letter" to identify the volume and make it available in File Explorer or other applications. However, you can change the drive letter to anything you want without erasing the data on the storage. This is the case, for example, if you want a drive to use a specific letter that refers to its contents, or if the system tries to assign a letter that is already in use, preventing the storage from appearing in File Explorer and apps.
Whatever the reason, Windows 11 allows you to assign a different drive letter in at least four ways using the Settings app, Disk Management, Command Prompt, and PowerShell.
A drive letter (or device letter) can be any character of the English alphabet. However, you cannot use "C:" because it is reserved for the main memory that contains the installation. Also, "A:" and "B:" are reserved letters that used to be automatically assigned to floppy disk drives.
