Windows 10: Windows 10 - letter assignment

Discus and support Windows 10 - letter assignment in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; I've had an issue since fresh reinstallation of Windows 10 (1809). When it booted up, the SSD with OS was obviously C and the installation USB was D.... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by Maciej Wojnar, Jan 21, 2019.

  1. Windows 10 - letter assignment


    I've had an issue since fresh reinstallation of Windows 10 (1809). When it booted up, the SSD with OS was obviously C and the installation USB was D. Then, I cleaned the USB using diskpart, assigned letter D to my HDD, which was not formatted before and letter E to my external HDD. Now, when I plug in any USB device except for the external HDD, Windows remounts all drives, assigning letter D to the USB and something available to the internal HDD. Can I somehow reset it to force letter D to the internal HDD? Thanks in advance.

    :)
     
    Maciej Wojnar, Jan 21, 2019
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  2. Lazzer408 Win User

    help. USB drive isn't assigned a drive letter.

    Any usb flash drive I plug into my computer isn't assigned a drive letter. The physical drive shows in the "safely remove hardware" but it doesnt show up in disk management. I have tried to populate the volume thru the safely remove hardware properties window and it does pop up in the list but it doesn't stay there. This isn't a format or assign a letter problem. It's more complicated then that. Maybe one of the services needed for usb drive management was disabled? Suggestions needed. btw external usb harddrives work fine.
     
    Lazzer408, Jan 21, 2019
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  3. Drive letters are not available for assigning to unallocated space

    Hello Sjoerd,



    Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



    The reason the drive letters are not available to assign are because they might have been assigned to devices which are removed or hidden. I suggest you to check for any hidden devices and remove them to assign the missing drive letters.



    Follow the steps mentioned below to check for the hidden or removed devices.



    1. Press Windows key + R. This will open
      Run. Alternatively, you can go to Start and search for Run.
    2. In Run dialog box, type
      devmgmt.msc
      and hit enter.
    3. Click on the view tab at the top left hand corner.
    4. Now select View hidden devices.
    5. Now look for the hidden devices under storage volumes and
      portable devices.
    6. Right click on the hidden devices and click on
      uninstall
      .
    7. Restart the PC.


    After restarting the PC, try assigning the drive letter to the unallocated drive and check if the drive letters D, E, F, G, and H appears.



    Hope it helps.



    Regards,

    Prakhar Khare

    Microsoft Community – Moderator
     
    Prakhar_Khare, Jan 21, 2019
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  4. Hitman Win User

    Windows 10 - letter assignment

    Windows 10 formatting ?

    Hello
    Man I must be a moron
    As you can see from the pic I am in disk management
    But where or how do I assign a drive letter
    I am looking threw
    File action view and help
    I am right clicking on it and do not see how to assign a drive letter.

    So I guess this moron needs step by step :-(
     
    Hitman, Jan 21, 2019
    #4
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