A quick way to open the Disk Management utility in Windows is through the Command Prompt. Disk Management is buried several layers deep, so a quicker way to access this super tool for your hard drives and other storage devices can be useful. Follow these simple steps to launch Disk Management via the Command Prompt in Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, or Windows XP.

Once you know how it works, using the Disk Management command takes only seconds.

In Windows 11/10/8, open Run from the Start menu or the Apps screen (or refer to the A faster method… section at the bottom of the page for an even faster way to open this utility).

In Windows 7 and Windows Vista, select Start.