How to Open Disk Management With a Command
Using the Disk Management command only takes a few seconds once you learn how it’s done. Now that it’s open, you can use it to change drive letters, partition a drive, format a drive, and more. In Windows 7 and Windows Vista, select Start. In Windows XP and earlier, go to Start and then Run. Then, press the Enter key or press OK, depending on where you ran the command from.
A Quicker Method in Windows 11, 10 & 8
Are you using a keyboard or mouse with Windows 11, 10, or 8? If so, opening Disk Management via the Power User Menu is even faster than via its Run command. Just press WIN+X to bring up the menu, then click Disk Management. In Windows 8.1 and newer, right-clicking the Start button works, too. In Windows 10, you could also execute diskmgmt.msc directly from the Cortana interface, which is nice if you’re used to using that to execute commands already. Another way to use the Disk Management command is from Task Manager. This definitely isn’t a quicker method than the procedure described above, but it might be your only option if you’re having trouble displaying the desktop or opening menus. To do this, open Task Manager via Ctrl+Shift+Esc, and go to Run new task (Windows 11) or File > Run new task. Enter diskmgmt.msc and select OK.
