Last Updated on December 26, 2022 by Mathew Diekhake

In Windows, the automount feature is enabled by default. This means Windows will automatically mount the new disks or drives that you create and thus make it possible for you to use them effective immediately once they’ve been created.

Should you choose, it’s also possible to have the automount disabled which will stop Windows from automatically assigning drive letters to new volumes, whether they’re disks or drives, that have been added to File Explorer. (Just in case you’ve forgotten, you can check exactly how many drives you’ve got and what they’re called from Start > File Explorer/Documents > This PC and then look in the right side under “Devices and drives.” You can also type “Disk Management” into Cortana search and then hit “Enter” on your keyboards instead of looking for a desktop app under the Best match section, and you’ll open the Disk management window where your drives will be listed as well.)

The following tutorial demonstrates how to enable or disable the automount of new disk and drives when you’re using a version of the Windows 10 operating system.

Method One: How to Check if Automount is Enabled or Disabled on Your PC

1. Open the elevated Command Prompt window.

2. Type Diskpart into the elevated Command Prompt’s command line and press the “Enter” key.

3. Type Automount into the elevated Command Prompt’s command line and press the “Enter” key.

4. The command line will now return you with a message letting you know if your automatic mounting is enabled or disabled. With that knowledge, you can now continue with the rest of the guide for enabling or disabling the automount of new disk and drives.

Method Two: How to Enable Automount Using “DiskPart > automount” Command

1. Open the elevated Command Prompt window.

2. Type diskpart into the elevated Command Prompt window’s command line and press the “Enter” key.

3. Type automount enable into the same elevated Command Prompt window’s command line and press the “Enter” key.

4. Close the elevated Command Prompt window and restart the computer for the changes to take effect.

Method Three: How to Disable Automount Using “DiskPart > automount” Command

1. Open the elevated version of the Command Prompt window.

2. Type diskpart into the elevated Command Prompt window’s command line and press the “Enter” key.

3. Type automount disable into the same elevated Command Prompt window’s command line and press the “Enter” key.

Note: You can also type automount scrub into the command line if you wanted to drive letters from all past disks and drives that may have been on your computer if you like.

4. Close the elevated Command Prompt window and restart the computer for the changes to take effect.

Method Four: How to Remove Drive Letters of Previously Connected Drives and Disks Using “DiskPart > automount” Command

1. Open the elevated Command Prompt window.

2. Type diskpart into the elevated Command Prompt window’s command line and press the “Enter” key.

3, Type automount scrub into the Command Prompt window’s command line and press the “Enter” key.

4. Close the elevated Command Prompt window and restart the computer for the changes to take effect.

Method Five: How to Enable Automount Using “mountvol” Command

1. Open the elevated Command Prompt window.

2. Type mountvol /e into the elevated Command Prompt window’s command line and press the “Enter” key.

3. Close the elevated Command Prompt window and restart the computer for the changes to take effect.

Method Six: How to Disable Automount Using “mountvol” Command

1. Open the elevated Command Prompt window.

2. Type mountvol /n into the elevated Command Prompt window’s command line and press the “Enter” key.

Note: You can also type mountvol /r into the command line if you wanted to drive letters from all past disks and drives that may have been on your computer if you like.

3. Close the elevated Command Prompt window and restart the computer for the changes to take effect.

Method Seven: How to Remove Drive Letters of Previously Connected Drives and Disks Using “mountvol” Command

1. Open the elevated Command Prompt window.

2. Type mountvol /r into the elevated Command Prompt window’s command line and press the “Enter” key.

3. Close the elevated Command Prompt window and restart the computer for the changes to take effect.

That’s all.

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