Quick Way to Change Drive Letter in Windows

Windows automatically assign letters to your drives. Sometimes you might want to change drive letter to your drives or external devices and although you can change these via Windows Disk management tool, the process is not as easy as it could be, especially for novice users.

If you are looking for a simple way, the tiny tool Drive Letter Changer lets you simplify the procedure to a couple of clicks. The application is requires no installation and requires Windows 8, 7, Vista and XP (both 32 and 64 bits).

Usage: Run the program (you can run it from a USB drive or your hard disk) and it will display all your drives. Click a drive, in the menu that appears, select “Change Drive Letter”, and choose a new one.

With Drive Letter Changer, you can also remove a driver letter or copy a volume name too. Download the application from developers website here.

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