Disk manager no longer works - Microsoft Community 6 Re-register Disk Management Components If the Disk Management tool itself is corrupted or misconfigured, re-registering its components might help Press Win + X, then choose Windows PowerShell (Admin) Type the following command and press Enter: regsvr32 u diskmgmt msc regsvr32 diskmgmt msc After running these commands, try opening Disk
New USB Flash Drive not showing up in File Explorer or Disk Management Here are some possible solutions to the problem that your new USB flash drive doesn't show up in File Explorer or Disk Management in Windows 11: 1 Check device compatibility Try a different port: Although most USB 3 devices can be connected to a USB 2 port, some devices may require a more compatible port to work properly
Disk Management not loading - Microsoft Community 2 Restart the Disk Management Service Please press Windows key + R, and type services msc Hit Enter This will open the Windows Services Manager Please scroll down and look for Virtual Disk service Double click on it, and then choose Automatic for this and click on Apply, then OK Please click on the Start button to start the Service,
Disk Management - All drive options are greyed out I have a 1TB HDD I'm trying to set up as an external storage drive Plugged it in, enclosure power light is on and the disk is running, but doesn't show up in My Computer The drive does show up in Disk Management and in the Device Manager, but literally every option to modify the drive in any way is greyed out
disk management - initialize - the device is not ready (Make note of the disk number you want to convert and enter it into the next command - replace disknumber) Run this command and hit Enter: select disk disknumber Run this command and hit Enter: clean Run this command and hit Enter: convert mbr Then close Command Prompt Go back into Disk Management and check that drive again
Disk not showing up in diskpart but shows up on disk management A about a day ago my pc started taking over 5 minutes to boot up and would boot into my bios, I managed to reinstall windows, but now my Disk 0 doesnt want to initialize When i was reinstalling windows i did notice that when i when through the diskpart, its status was failed but now that windows is installed it just doesnt show up at all
Disk management problems - Microsoft Community Open Disk Management and refresh it Use Diskpart: clean the disk create partition primary Format it with format fs=ntfs quick Update Disk Drivers in Device Manager (uninstall reinstall the SSD) Run chkdsk if a drive letter is assigned Test on another computer or with a different cable Try third-party partition tools like EaseUS or MiniTool
Why is Disk Management not recognizing a new disk I installed? Hello! It sounds like the OS is recognizing the drive as a device but you still cannot see it in disk management I recommend you attempt to initialize the disk using command prompt (Diskpart) Launch the command prompt as administrator Type diskpart and press enter Type list disk and press enter to display all connected drives
How do I delete a volume that has no option to do so? 3 Type "list disk" and press Enter to display available disks 4 Identify the disk you want to work with (e g , Disk 1) 5 Type "select disk X" (replace X with the disk number) and press Enter to choose the desired disk 6 Type "list partition" and press Enter to view all partitions on the selected disk 7 Identify the partition you wish