How to open disk management in Windows 11/10

Windows 11/10 comes with a utility called Disk Management – which allows you to directly create new partitions, resize, expand partitions, and delete partitions as needed from Windows. In this article, we will show you the method of turning on disk management on a Windows 11/10 computer.

How to open disk management in Windows 11/10
We can open disk management in Windows 11/10 in 9 quick and easy ways. We will explore this topic through the methods outlined below in this section:

1. Open disk management by searching

To open the disk management tool in Windows:

Click the search icon or bar on the far left side of the taskbar, or press the Windows key on the keyboard.
Enter the word disk management.
Select Create and Format Hard Disk Partition from the results, or click Open in the right pane.

2. Open disk management through Cortana

On the far left side of the taskbar, click or click on the Cortana icon to activate.
Alternatively, if you have enabled this feature, you can also say Hey Cortana.
Now, start disk management to start the disk management tool.

3. Open Disk Management through the Advanced User (Win+X) menu

To open the Disk Manager tool in Windows:

Press the Windows key+X to open the advanced user menu.
Select Disk Management from the menu or click K on the keyboard.

4. Open disk management through the control panel

Press the Windows key+R to call the “Run” dialog box.
In the Run dialog box, type control and press Enter to open the control panel.
In the upper right corner of the window, set the viewing method option to category.
Select System and Security.
Click or click on the Create and Format Hard Disk Partition link under the Management Tools section.

5. Open disk management through desktop shortcut
   You can also create a desktop shortcut for Disk Management and place it on the desktop or any location you want. When creating a shortcut, please specify diskmgmt.msc in the location field where you type the project. After successfully creating a desktop shortcut, double-click the shortcut to open the Disk Management tool.
6. Open disk management by running

Press the Windows+R key combination to call up the “Run” dialog box.
In the Run dialog box, type diskmgmt.msc and press Enter.

7. Open disk management through command prompt or PowerShell

Press the Windows key+R to call the “Run” dialog box.
In the Run dialog box, type cmd and press Enter to open the command prompt.
In the command prompt window, type or copy and paste the command diskmgmt.msc and press Enter.
or

Press the Windows key+X to open the advanced user menu.
Then press I on the keyboard to start PowerShell.
In the PowerShell console, enter or copy and paste the same command as above, and then press Enter.

8. Open disk management through Task Manager

Press Ctrl+Shift+Esc to open the Task Manager. If the Task Manager opens in compact mode, click or tap for more details.
Then, open the file menu.
Select to run a new task.
In the Create New Task window, enter the command diskmgmt.msc, press Enter on the keyboard, or click or click OK.

9. Open disk management through the computer management console

Press the Windows key+X to open the advanced user menu.
Select Computer Management from the menu or click G on the keyboard.
In the left pane of the Computer Management window, under “Storage”, click or click on “Disk Management”, and the utility will load in the middle pane.
These are the nine ways to open disk management in Windows 11/10!