How To Rename A USB Drive In Windows 10

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Renaming A USB Stick In Windows 10

In this post, we will be taking a look at how you can give your USB drive a new name.

You can give your USB any name if you watched our YouTube video we called our USB “CS Drive”.

Renaming your USB drive is a great way to make life easier to identify the USB among other drives you might have plugged into your PC or Laptop. We have listed the steps below for renaming a USB drive.

How To Rename A USB Drive In Windows 10

This is the fastest and easiest way to change a USB name.

1. Open File Explorer

2. Plug in your USB drive

3. Right-click your USB and click “Properties

4. Now click the “General” tab > You will now see the name of your USB > Enter a new name within the textbox

5. Once you have put a new name in the textbox click the “OK” button

6. You will now notice in File Explorer that your USB has the new name you have given it

Final thoughts

There you have it that is how you can easily rename a USB drive within Windows 10 on your PC or Laptop. As you can see there is no need to download any fancy third-party software to change a USB name, as it can easily be down within Windows Explorer. We have many more Windows 10 posts here.

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