Diskpart is a well-known Windows built-in disk partition utility used to format/create/delete partitions, online/offline disk, wipe disks, etc. However, a lot of users are unclear about how to use this utility.


How to Unassign Drive Letter Diskpart in Windows

A drive letter is a single alphabetic character from A to Z assigned by Windows to a drive or partition connected to the computer. Sometimes, you may need to change drive letter diskpart in some situations. How to let diskpart unassign letter in Windows 11/10? Here are detailed steps:


Note: If you remove the drive letter from a partition, it will no longer show as a drive in File Explorer and the unassigned drive letter can be available to other partitions.


Step 1. Press Win + R keys to open the Run dialog box, and then type diskpart in it and press Enter. Then click on Yes to open the tool in Command Prompt.

type diskpart in the Run box

Step 2. To let diskpart unassign drive letter, type the following commands in order and press Enter after each one.

  • list volume
  • select volume * (replace * with the partition number you want to remove its drive letter from)
  • remove letter=K (replace K with the drive letter that you want to remove)

remove drive letter

The process of diskpart assign letter is very simple and similar to removing a drive letter. To assign drive letter diskpart, you can open the Command Prompt window again as we explained above, type the following commands in order and press Enter after each one.

  • list volume
  • select volume 10
  • assign letter=k

diskpart assign drive letter