The diskpart utility (available in Windows 2000, XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1 and 10) can be used to create or delete partitions on your PC.<\/p>\n

$\"Command$ <\/p>\n

Command Prompt: list disk<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The utility allows you to:<\/p>\n

Partion<\/li>\n
Remove partitions<\/li>\n
Remove formatting<\/li>\n
Assign and remove drive letters and mount points<\/li>\n
Convert disks from basic to dynamic<\/li>\n
Create and extend volumes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Most commands that you can perform in Disk Management (see Boot partitions<\/a>) are available with diskpart. Because it’s a command line utility, you need to open Command Prompt and type diskpart<\/code>.<\/p>\n
On Windows Vista, 7, 8 and 10\u00a0systems, you can type diskpart<\/code> at Run<\/strong>, click OK<\/strong> or press Enter<\/kbd> and Command Prompt will automatically open with diskpart loaded.<\/p>\n
When the utility is loaded, you will notice the version installed on your computer:<\/p>\n
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Microsoft DiskPart version 6.1.7600\r\nCopyright  1999-2008 Microsoft Corporation.\r\nOn Computer: MY_COMPUTER<\/pre>\nCommands and parameters<\/h3>\nThe diskpart tool has the following commands and parameters available:<\/p>\n\nselect<\/code> can set the focus on a specific target<\/li>\n
select disk<\/code> – use this command to set the focus on a specific disk\n<\/p>\nCommand Prompt: select disk<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
select partition<\/code> – use the select partition command to set the focus on a specific partition<\/li>\n
select volume<\/code> – use this command to set the focus on a specific volume<\/li>\n
detail disk<\/code> will deliver information about the current disk<\/li>\n
detail partition<\/code> will deliver information about the current partition<\/li>\n
detail volume<\/code> will deliver information about the current volume<\/li>\n
list disk<\/code> – use list disk to get summary information about the available disks on your computer<\/li>\n
list partition<\/code> – use this command to get information about each partition available on a specific disk<\/li>\n
list volume<\/code> – use list volume to get information about each volume available on the computer<\/li>\n
active<\/code> – use the active command to set the focus on the current partition to be active<\/li>\n
assign<\/code> – use assign to assign a letter or a mount point to the current active partition<\/li>\n
create partition primary size=SIZE_IN_MB<\/code> – use this command to create a new primary partition. The SIZE_IN_MB<\/code> is the size of the partition you want to create, in MB.<\/li>\n
create partition extended size=SIZE_IN_MB<\/code> – use this command to create a new extended partition. The SIZE_IN_MB<\/code> is the size of the partition you want to create, in MB.<\/li>\n
create partition logical size=SIZE_IN_MB<\/code> – use this command to create a new logical partition. The SIZE_IN_MB<\/code> is the size of the partition you want to create, in MB.<\/li>\n
delete partition<\/code> will delete the current active partition<\/li>\n
extend<\/code> will extend the current volume<\/li>\n
remove<\/code> will remove a letter or a mount point from the current active partition<\/li>\n
active<\/code> – use this to set the current volume as active<\/li>\n
add disk<\/code> – use this command to add a mirror to the current active volume<\/li>\n
break disk<\/code> – use this command to break the mirror added<\/li>\n
create volume stripe<\/code> – use this to create a stripe set volume on a specified disk<\/li>\n
create volume raid<\/code> – use this command to create a Raid-5 volume on a specified disk<\/li>\n
delete disk<\/code> – use this command to delete a missing dynamic disk<\/li>\n
delete partition<\/code> – use this command to delete the current active partition<\/li>\n
extend disk<\/code> – use this command to extend the current volume<\/li>\n
import<\/code> can be used to import disks from a foreigh disk group<\/li>\n
online<\/code> can be used to bring a disk or a volume online that was previously offline<\/li>\n
remove<\/code> can be used to remove a letter or a mount point from the current active volume<\/li>\n
retain<\/code> is used to prepare a volume to be used as a boot or system volume<\/li>\n
convert mbr<\/code> will set the partition style of the current disk to MBR<\/li>\n
convert gpt<\/code> will set the partition style to GPT<\/li>\n
convert dynamic<\/code> will change a basic disk into a dynamic one<\/li>\n
convert basic<\/code> will convert a dynamic disk (empty disk) into a basic disk<\/li>\n
exit<\/code> will exit the utility<\/li>\n
clean<\/code> will remove the partition or volume formatting from the current disk<\/li>\n
rescan<\/code> can rescann the I\/O buses and can discover new disks added to the computer<\/li>\nhelp<\/code> will display the list of all available commands<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nError Codes<\/h3>\nYou can find a list error codes to debug various errors:<\/p>\n\nCode 0<\/code> means that no errors occurred<\/li>\n
Code 1<\/code> means that a fatal exception occurred<\/li>\n
Code 2<\/code> means that the parameters you specified for a command are incorrect<\/li>\n
Code 3<\/code> means that diskpart is unable to open the specified file<\/li>\n
Code 4<\/code> means that diskpart (one of the services used by the utility) returned a failure<\/li>\nCode 5<\/code> means a command syntax error<\/li>\n<\/ul>\ndiskpart in Windows XP<\/h2>\nNote that the fdisk<\/strong> utility found in pre-Windows XP systems is now known as diskpart<\/strong> on Windows XP systems.<\/p>\nIf you can boot into Windows XP<\/h3>\nIf you can boot into your computer, you simply need to open Command Prompt<\/strong> to access diskpart:<\/p>\n\nBoot into Windows XP<\/li>\n
Click Start<\/strong><\/li>\n
Click Run<\/strong><\/li>\n
Type cmd<\/code><\/li>\n
Press Enter<\/kbd> or click OK<\/strong><\/li>\n
At the Command Prompt window, type diskpart<\/code><\/li>\n
Press Enter<\/kbd><\/li>\n<\/ol>\nIf you can’t boot into Windows XP<\/h3>\nIf you can’t boot into Windows XP to access diskpart, you have 2 options:<\/p>\n
\nUse the original CD to access Recovery Console<\/li>\n
Use Easy Recovery Essentials to launch Command Line<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nIf you have the original CD:<\/strong><\/p>\n
If you can’t boot into Windows XP, but you have the original CD, you can access the Recovery Console:<\/p>\n
\nInsert the Windows XP CD<\/li>\n
Reboot the computer<\/li>\n
Press any key to boot from the CD<\/li>\n
At the Microsoft Setup menu, press R<\/kbd><\/li>\n
Select the operating system and enter the Administrator password, if requested<\/li>\n
When Command Line appears, type diskpart<\/code><\/li>\n
Press Enter<\/kbd><\/li>\n<\/ol>\nIf you use Easy Recovery Essentials:<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nDownload Easy Recovery Essentials<\/a><\/li>\n
Burn the ISO Image. Follow our instructions on how to burn a bootable ISO image<\/a>. If you’d like to have a recovery USB instead, follow our instructions on how to make a recovery USB<\/a>.<\/li>\n
Boot Easy Recovery Essentials from the CD, DVD or USB<\/li>\n
Select Launch Command Line<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\ndiskpart in Windows Vista<\/h2>\nYou need to run these steps as an Administrator on Windows Vista systems.<\/p>\nIf you can boot into Windows Vista with no errors, follow the If you can boot into Windows Vista set of instructions<\/a>. Otherwise, follow If you can’t boot into Windows Vista<\/a>.<\/p>\n
If you can boot into Windows Vista<\/h3>\nYou simply need to open Command Prompt, if you can boot into Windows Vista:<\/p>\n\nBoot into Windows Vista<\/li>\n
Click Start<\/li>\n
Type cmd<\/code><\/li>\n
Click Command Prompt<\/strong> from the search results list. You may need to right-click Command Prompt > Run as Administrator, if you are not logged in as Administrator already<\/li>\n
Type diskpart<\/code><\/li>\nPress Enter<\/kbd><\/li>\n<\/ol>\nFor the full list of diskpart commands and paremeters, go to Commands and Parameters<\/a>.<\/p>\n
If you can’t boot into Windows Vista<\/h3>\nIf you can’t boot into your system, you have the following options:<\/p>\n\nUse the installation disc to access System Recovery Options<\/li>\n
Access System Recovery Options without the installation disc (if installed)<\/li>\nUse Easy Recovery Essentials and access Command Line<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nIf you have the installation disc:<\/strong><\/p>\n
If you can’t boot into Windows Vista, but you have the Windows Vista disc, follow these steps to open diskpart:<\/p>\n\nInsert the original CD\/DVD in the optical drive<\/li>\n
Boot your computer<\/li>\n
Press any key to boot from the CD\/DVD<\/li>\n
Select your language, time and keyboard<\/li>\n
Click Next<\/strong><\/li>\n
Click Repair your computer<\/strong><\/li>\n
Select the operating system<\/li>\n
Click Next<\/strong><\/li>\n
When the System Recovery Options<\/em> screen appears, click Command Prompt<\/strong><\/li>\nType diskpart<\/code>:\ndiskpart<\/pre>\n<\/li>\nPress Enter<\/kbd><\/li>\n<\/ol>\nFor the full list of diskpart commands and paremeters, go to Commands and Parameters<\/a>.<\/p>\n
If you don’t have the installation disc:<\/strong><\/p>\n
If your Windows Vista has the System Recovery Options installed and is available at the Advanced Boot Options menu, you can run Command Prompt from there. Otherwise, see the “If you use Easy Recovery Essentials” set of instructions below.<\/strong><\/p>\n
Follow these steps below to access diskpart without the installation disc:<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n\nReboot the computer<\/li>\n
Press F8<\/kbd> as your computer starts to boot, but before the Windows Vista logo appears<\/li>\nSelect Repair Your Computer<\/strong>, at the Advanced Boot Options<\/em> menu<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/ol>\nIf a “Repair Your Computer” option isn’t listed, System Recovery Options is not installed on your computer. Use the original installation disc or go to the “If you use Easy Recovery Essentials”set of instructions below<\/strong> .<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n\nSelect Command Prompt<\/strong> at the System Recovery Options<\/em> menu<\/li>\n
Type diskpart<\/code><\/li>\nPress Enter<\/kbd><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/p>\nFor the full list of diskpart commands and paremeters, go to Commands and Parameters<\/a>.<\/p>\n
If you use Easy Recovery Essentials:<\/strong><\/p>\n
If you don’t have the installation disc available, can’t boot into Windows Vista or you don’t have the “Repair Your Computer” option listed at the Advanced Boot Options menu, you can use Easy Recovery Essentials to access Command Prompt and load diskpart.<\/p>\n
Follow these steps:<\/p>\n
\nDownload Easy Recovery Essentials<\/a><\/li>\n
Burn the ISO Image. Follow our instructions on how to burn a bootable ISO image<\/a>. If you’d like to have a recovery USB instead, follow our instructions on how to make a recovery USB<\/a>.<\/li>\n
Boot Easy Recovery Essentials from the CD, DVD or USB<\/li>\n
Select Launch Command Line<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\ndiskpart in Windows 7<\/h2>\nOn Windows 7 systems, you can access diskpart just as you do Windows Vista systems<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Note that you need to run these steps as an Administrator on Windows 7 computers.<\/p>\n
If you can boot into Windows 7<\/h3>\nIf you can boot into your Windows 7 system, simply open Command Prompt:<\/p>\n\nBoot into Windows 7<\/li>\n
Click Start<\/li>\n
Type cmd<\/code><\/li>\n
Click Command Prompt<\/strong> from the search results list. Right-click on Command Prompt > Run as Administrator.<\/li>\n
When Command Prompt loads, type diskpart<\/code><\/li>\nPress Enter<\/kbd><\/li>\n<\/ol>\nFor the full list of diskpart commands and paremeters, go to Commands and Parameters<\/a>.<\/p>\n
If you can’t boot into Windows 7<\/h3>\nSimilar to Windows Vista, if you can’t boot into your system, you have the following options:<\/p>\n\nUse the installation disc<\/li>\n
Boot into the Advanced Boot Options menu to access System Recovery Options<\/li>\nUse Easy Recovery Essentials and access Command Line<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nIf you have the installation disc:<\/strong><\/p>\n
If you can’t boot into Windows 7, but you have the installation disc, you can run diskpart using the disc. To do so, follow these steps:<\/p>\n\n\nInsert the disc in the optical drive of your computer<\/li>\n
Restart the computer<\/li>\n
Press any key to boot from the disc<\/li>\n
Select your preferred language, time and keyboard<\/li>\n
Click Next<\/strong><\/li>\n
Click Repair your computer<\/strong> at the Install Windows<\/em> screen<\/li>\n
Select the operating system from the list<\/li>\n
Click Next<\/li>\n
Select Command Prompt<\/strong><\/li>\nType diskpart<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/ol>\ndiskpart<\/pre>\n\nPress Enter<\/kbd><\/li>\n<\/ol>\nFor the full list of diskpart commands and paremeters, go to Commands and Parameters<\/a>.<\/p>\n
If you don’t have the installation disc:<\/strong><\/p>\n
Usually, Windows 7 systems should have the System Recovery Options installed on the hard drive. If it’s not (follow steps below), go to the “If you use Easy Recovery Essentials” set of instructions below for an alternative to access diskpart.<\/strong><\/p>\n
Follow these steps to access diskpart without an installation disc on a Windows 7:<\/p>\n
\nRestart the computer<\/li>\n
Press F8<\/kbd> as the computer starts to boot. Press F8<\/kbd> before the Windows 7 logo appears.<\/li>\n
Select Repair Your Computer<\/strong> at the Advanced Boot Options<\/em> screen\nIf Repair Your Computer<\/strong> is not listed, System Recovery Options is not installed on your PC. Go to If you use Easy Recovery Essentials for an alternative.<\/p>\n
<\/li>\n
Press Enter<\/kbd><\/li>\n
Select Command Prompt<\/strong><\/li>\n
Type diskpart<\/code><\/li>\nPress Enter<\/kbd><\/li>\n<\/ol>\nFor the full list of diskpart commands and paremeters, go to Commands and Parameters<\/a>.<\/p>\n
If you use Easy Recovery Essentials:<\/strong><\/p>\n
Easy Recovery Essentials can run from any CD, DVD or USB flash drives.<\/p>\n
To access diskpart using Easy Recovery Essentials, follow these steps:<\/p>\n
\nDownload Easy Recovery Essentials<\/a><\/li>\n
Burn the ISO Image. Follow our instructions on how to burn a bootable ISO image<\/a>. If you’d like to have a recovery USB instead, follow our instructions on how to make a recovery USB<\/a>.<\/li>\n
Boot Easy Recovery Essentials from the CD, DVD or USB<\/li>\n
Select Launch Command Line<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\ndiskpart in Windows 8<\/h2>\nIf you can boot into Windows 8<\/h3>\nIf you can boot into your Windows 8 system, you simply need to open Command Prompt to access diskpart. To do so, follow these steps:<\/p>\n\nBoot into Windows 8<\/li>\n
Press the <\/span><\/kbd> key and C<\/kbd> to open the charm bar<\/li>\n
Type cmd<\/code><\/li>\n
Click Command Prompt<\/strong><\/li>\n
When Command Prompt opens, type diskpart<\/code><\/li>\nPress Enter<\/kbd><\/li>\n<\/ol>\nFor the full list of diskpart commands and paremeters, go to Commands and Parameters<\/a>.<\/p>\n
If you can’t boot into Windows 8<\/h3>\nIf you can’t boot into your Windows 8, you have these options available:<\/p>\n\nUse the original DVD or USB with Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 to access the Repair your computer<\/strong> option<\/li>\n
Boot into the System Recovery Options with Shift<\/kbd> and F8<\/kbd><\/li>\nUse Easy Recovery Essentials to launch Command Line<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nIf you have the installation disc:<\/strong><\/p>\n
If you can’t boot, but you have the installation disc, follow these steps:<\/p>\n\nInsert the Windows 8 DVD or 8.1 USB<\/li>\n
Restart the computer<\/li>\n
Press any key to boot from the media<\/li>\n
Click Repair your computer<\/strong> or press R<\/kbd><\/li>\n
Select Troubleshoot<\/strong><\/li>\n
Select Command Prompt<\/strong><\/li>\n
Type diskpart<\/code><\/li>\nPress Enter<\/kbd><\/li>\n<\/ol>\nFor the full list of diskpart commands and paremeters, go to Commands and Parameters<\/a>.<\/p>\n
If you don’t have the installation disc:<\/strong><\/p>\n
If you don’t have the installation disc, you can boot into System Recovery Options or use Easy Recovery Essentials.<\/p>\n
To access diskpart without an official Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 disc, follow these steps:<\/p>\n
\nReboot the system<\/li>\n
Press Shift<\/kbd> and F8<\/kbd> very quickly<\/li>\n
At Choose an option<\/em>, select Troubleshoot<\/strong><\/li>\n
Select Command Prompt<\/strong><\/li>\n
Type diskpart<\/code><\/li>\nPress Enter<\/kbd><\/li>\n<\/ol>\nFor the full list of diskpart commands and paremeters, go to Commands and Parameters<\/a>.<\/p>\n
If you use Easy Recovery Essentials:<\/strong><\/p>\n
Easy Recovery Essentials can run from any CD, DVD or USB flash drives.<\/p>\n
To access diskpart using Easy Recovery Essentials, follow these steps:<\/p>\n
\nDownload Easy Recovery Essentials<\/a><\/li>\n
Burn the ISO Image. Follow our instructions on how to burn a bootable ISO image<\/a>. If you’d like to have a recovery USB instead, follow our instructions on how to make a recovery USB<\/a>.<\/li>\n
Boot Easy Recovery Essentials from the CD, DVD or USB<\/li>\n
Select Launch Command Line<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\ndiskpart in Windows 10<\/h2>\nIf you can boot into Windows 10<\/h3>\nIf you can boot into your Windows 10\u00a0system, you simply need to open Command Prompt to access diskpart. To do so, follow these steps:<\/p>\n\nBoot into Windows 10<\/li>\n
Press the <\/span><\/kbd> key and C<\/kbd> to open the charm bar<\/li>\n
Type cmd<\/code><\/li>\n
Click Command Prompt<\/strong><\/li>\n
When Command Prompt opens, type diskpart<\/code><\/li>\nPress Enter<\/kbd><\/li>\n<\/ol>\nFor the full list of diskpart commands and paremeters, go to Commands and Parameters<\/a>.<\/p>\n
If you can’t boot into Windows 10<\/h3>\nIf you can’t boot into your Windows 10, you have these options available:<\/p>\n\nUse the original DVD or USB with Windows 10\u00a0to access the Repair your computer<\/strong> option<\/li>\n
Boot into the System Recovery Options with Shift<\/kbd> and F8<\/kbd><\/li>\nUse Easy Recovery Essentials to launch Command Line<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nIf you have the installation disc:<\/strong><\/p>\n
If you can’t boot, but you have the installation disc, follow these steps:<\/p>\n\nInsert the Windows 10\u00a0or USB<\/li>\n
Restart the computer<\/li>\n
Press any key to boot from the media<\/li>\nClick Repair your computer<\/strong> or press R<\/kbd><\/a><\/li>\n
Select Troubleshoot<\/strong><\/li>\n
Select Command Prompt<\/strong><\/li>\n
Type diskpart<\/code><\/li>\n
Press Enter<\/kbd><\/li>\n<\/ol>\nFor the full list of diskpart commands and paremeters, go to Commands and Parameters<\/a>.<\/p>\n
If you don’t have the installation disc:<\/strong><\/p>\n
If you don’t have the installation disc, you can boot into System Recovery Options or use Easy Recovery Essentials.<\/p>\n
To access diskpart without an official Windows 10 media, follow these steps:<\/p>\n
\nReboot the system<\/li>\n
Press Shift<\/kbd> and F8<\/kbd> very quickly<\/li>\n
At Choose an option<\/em>, select Troubleshoot<\/strong><\/li>\n
Select Command Prompt<\/strong><\/li>\n
Type diskpart<\/code><\/li>\nPress Enter<\/kbd><\/li>\n<\/ol>\nFor the full list of diskpart commands and paremeters, go to Commands and Parameters<\/a>.<\/p>\n
If you use Easy Recovery Essentials:<\/strong><\/p>\n
Easy Recovery Essentials can run from any CD, DVD or USB flash drives.<\/p>\n
To access diskpart using Easy Recovery Essentials, follow these steps:<\/p>\n
\nDownload Easy Recovery Essentials<\/a><\/li>\n
Burn the ISO Image. Follow our instructions on how to burn a bootable ISO image<\/a>. If you’d like to have a recovery USB instead, follow our instructions on how to make a recovery USB<\/a>.<\/li>\n
Boot Easy Recovery Essentials from the CD, DVD or USB<\/li>\n
Select Launch Command Line<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\nTroubleshooting<\/h2>\nDownload diskpart<\/h3>\nYou can not download diskpart utility. This utility is a command line utility part of Windows.<\/p>\n
To access diskpart, you have the following options:<\/p>\n\nUse the original CD\/DVD or USB of your Windows to access Recovery Console (for Windows XP) or System Recovery Options (for Windows Vista-8)<\/li>\n
Boot into the recovery mode of your Windows<\/li>\nUse Easy Recovery Essentials, our recovery and repair disk, and open Command Line to access diskpart<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nInstructions on how to access diskpart if you use Easy Recovery Essentials:<\/p>\n\nDownload Easy Recovery Essentials<\/a><\/li>\n
Burn the ISO Image. Follow our instructions on how to burn a bootable ISO image<\/a>. If you’d like to have a recovery USB instead, follow our instructions on how to make a recovery USB<\/a>.<\/li>\n
Boot Easy Recovery Essentials from the CD, DVD or USB<\/li>\n
Select Launch Command Line<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\nInstructions on how to access diskpart if you have the installation disc:<\/p>\n\nFor Windows XP<\/a><\/li>\n
For Windows Vista<\/a><\/li>\n
For Windows 7<\/a><\/li>\n
For Windows 8 or Windows 8.1<\/a><\/li>\n
For Windows 10<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\nInstructions on how to access diskpart if you don’t have the installation disc:<\/p>\n\nFor Windows XP<\/a><\/li>\n
For Windows Vista<\/a><\/li>\n
For Windows 7<\/a><\/li>\n
For Windows 8 or Windows 8.1<\/a><\/li>\n
For Windows 10<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\nFormat USB with diskpart<\/h3>\nTo format a USB flash drive with diskpart, follow these steps:<\/p>\n\nOpen the utility by typing diskpart<\/code> in Command Prompt<\/li>\n
Press Enter<\/kbd><\/li>\nOnce loaded, type list disk<\/code>:\nlist disk<\/pre>\n<\/li>\nPress Enter<\/kbd><\/li>\n
Determine which of the disks listed is your USB flash drive, e.g. Disk 2.<\/li>\n
Type select disk 2<\/code>, if #2 is the USB flash drive presented by the list disk command<\/li>\n
Press Enter<\/kbd><\/li>\nType clean<\/code> to clean the USB flash drive:\nclean<\/pre>\n<\/li>\nPress Enter<\/kbd><\/li>\nType this command:\ncreate partition primary<\/pre>\n<\/li>\nPress Enter<\/kbd><\/li>\n
Type active<\/code>:\nactive<\/pre>\n<\/li>\nPress Enter<\/kbd><\/li>\n
You should now receive this confirmation message:\nDiskPart marked the current partition as active.<\/pre>\n<\/li>\nType this command to format the USB flash drive:\nformat fs=ntfs label=\"MY USB DRIVE\"<\/pre>\nwhere ntfs<\/code> is the NTFS file system (you can also use fs=fat32) and “MY USB DRIVE” is the label given to the USB drive.<\/li>\n
Type assign<\/code>:\nassign<\/pre>\n<\/li>\nPress Enter<\/kbd><\/li>\n
Quit diskpart by typing exit<\/code>:\nexit<\/pre>\n<\/li>\nPress Enter<\/kbd><\/li>\n<\/ol>\nBootable USB with diskpart<\/h3>\nTo create a bootable USB using diskpart, follow the steps from Format USB with diskpart<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Once successfully formatted the drive, simply copy the files to the USB drive.<\/p>\n
USB not showing in diskpart<\/h3>\ndiskpart will not list external media, e.g. USB flash drive, if you’re using Windows XP.<\/p>\n
Windows Vista to Windows 8 systems will show the USB flash drives in diskpart.<\/p>\n
More Information<\/h2>\nSupport Links<\/h3>\n\nEasy Recovery Essentials for Windows<\/a> – our repair and recovery disk.<\/strong>
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\nIt’s an easy-to-use and automated diagnostics disk. It’s available for Windows 8<\/a>, Windows 7<\/a> and Windows Vista<\/a>. It’s also available for Windows XP and Windows Server.<\/p>\nRead more at Windows Recovery Disks<\/a>.\n<\/li>\n
The NeoSmart Support Forums<\/a>, member-to-member technical support and troubleshooting.<\/li>\n
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Windows Vista (all editions)<\/li>\n
Windows 7 (all editions)<\/li>\n
Windows 8 (all editions)<\/li>\n
Windows 8.1 (all editions)<\/li>\n
Windows 10 (all editions)<\/li>\n
Windows Server 2003 (all editions)<\/li>\n
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diskpart in Windows XP<\/h2>\n
Note that the fdisk<\/strong> utility found in pre-Windows XP systems is now known as diskpart<\/strong> on Windows XP systems.<\/p>\n

diskpart in Windows 7<\/h2>\n
On Windows 7 systems, you can access diskpart just as you do Windows Vista systems<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Note that you need to run these steps as an Administrator on Windows 7 computers.<\/p>\n

diskpart in Windows 8<\/h2>\n

diskpart in Windows 10<\/h2>\n

Troubleshooting<\/h2>\n

Bootable USB with diskpart<\/h3>\n
To create a bootable USB using diskpart, follow the steps from Format USB with diskpart<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Once successfully formatted the drive, simply copy the files to the USB drive.<\/p>\n

More Information<\/h2>\n

diskpart in Windows XP<\/h2>\nNote that the fdisk<\/strong> utility found in pre-Windows XP systems is now known as diskpart<\/strong> on Windows XP systems.<\/p>\n

diskpart in Windows Vista<\/h2>\nYou need to run these steps as an Administrator on Windows Vista systems.<\/p>\n