Some people get used to drive letters that they have for a long time. Installing new storage device might break it.
Here I will show you how to change your CD/DVD drive letter in Windows.
This guide also applies to other types of drives.
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Go to Computer Management and click Disk Management
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Right click drive and select Change Drive Letter and Paths…
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Select drive letter and click Change… button.
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Choose new drive letter. Only available letters are shown.
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Confirm window by clicking Yes and click Ok
This window warns you that if you have something installed that relies on the drive letter, like a game or shortcuts, they will no longer work.
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Before you get mad: removable drives (DVD, virtual DVD, USB etc.) are shown in the disk management console ONLY if there is a media inside them.
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thanks for this excellent detail. I could not change the drive letter because the dvd rom drive did not show up at all.
Thank you, that’s a very helpful detail. I was stuck until I saw your comment.
Thank you, this comment saved me.