Learn how to use Disk Management to initialize, extend, shrink, or change the drive letter of a volume. To open Disk Management, right-click or long-press the Start button and select Disk Management.

Learn how to create and format a partition or volume on a hard disk in Windows 7. You need to be logged in as an administrator and have unallocated disk space or free space within an extended partition.

Disk Management in Windows helps you perform advanced storage tasks like initializing a new drive and extending or shrinking volumes. Here’s some info on things you can do using Disk Management: Initialize a new drive. Extend a basic volume. Shrink a basic volume. Change a drive letter. Troubleshoot Disk Management.

Defragment your Windows 10 PC. Windows 10. Optimizing your drives can help your PC run smoother and boot up faster. To optimize them: Select the search bar on the taskbar and enter defrag. Select Defragment and Optimize Drives. Select the disk drive you want to optimize. Select the Optimize button.

Disk cleanup in Windows. Windows 11 Windows 10. To delete temporary files: In the search box on the taskbar, type disk cleanup, and select Disk Cleanup from the list of results. Select the drive you want to clean up, and then select OK.

Open Device Manager. Windows 10. In the search box on the taskbar, type device manager, then select Device Manager from the menu. Was this information helpful?

Disk cleanup in Windows. Windows 11 Windows 10. To delete temporary files: In the search box on the taskbar, type disk cleanup, and select Disk Cleanup from the list of results. Select the drive you want to clean up, and then select OK.

MMC cannot open the file C:\WINDOWS\system32\devmgmt.msc. This may be because the file does not exist, is not the MMC console, or was created by a later version of MMC. This may also be because you do not have sufficient access rights to the file.

If some Windows functions aren't working or Windows crashes, use the System File Checker to scan Windows and restore your files. Though the steps below might look complicated at first glance, just follow them in order, step-by-step, and we’ll try to get you back on track.

In the Run window that comes up, type diskmgmt.msc and press Enter. Press-and-hold or right-click on the Disk (such as Disk 0) that contains the SRP, and select Properties. Choose the Volumes tab.