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Add-PartitionAccessPath

Adds an access path such as a drive letter or folder to a partition.

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Last verified: 2026-10-26

Microsoft Storage reference: Adds an access path such as a drive letter or folder to a partition. The syntax and selected example below are adapted from the pinned Windows Server 2025 reference. Module availability, target configuration and delegated permissions determine whether it can run in your environment. Documentation and parameter text: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; formatting adapted by Cmdlet World. No execution testing is claimed.

Add-PartitionAccessPath [-DiskNumber] <UInt32[]> [-PartitionNumber] <UInt32[]> [[-AccessPath] <String>]
 [-AssignDriveLetter] [-CimSession <CimSession[]>] [-ThrottleLimit <Int32>] [-AsJob] [-PassThru] [-WhatIf]
 [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

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Required permissions

Use an account with the target resource permissions documented for Add-PartitionAccessPath. Modifying administrative cmdlets may require elevation or delegated administration. This catalog does not assert that ordinary users can execute the command.

Supported environments

Windows / Storage · Windows Server 2025 documentation; feature/module prerequisites apply

Parameters

-AccessPath: Assigns an access path to the partition. An access path can be a drive letter (for example, "C:" or "C:\") or a path to an empty directory on an NTFS volume. The access path string does not require a trailing backslash.
-AsJob: Runs the cmdlet as a background job. Use this parameter to run commands that take a long time to complete.
-AssignDriveLetter: Assigns the next available drive letter to the new partition.
-CimSession: Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a New-CimSession or Get-CimSession cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.
-Confirm: Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.
-DiskId (required): Specifies an ID used to identify a disk in the system.
-DiskNumber (required): Specifies an array of disk numbers.
-DriveLetter (required): Specifies a letter used to identify a drive or volume in the system.
-InputObject (required): Specifies the input object that is used in a pipeline command.
-Offset (required): Specifies the starting offset, in bytes.
-PartitionNumber (required): Specifies the number of the partition.
-PassThru: Specifies that the cmdlet should output an object representing the partition to which you added an access path. By default, this cmdlet does not generate any output.
-ThrottleLimit: Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet. If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0 is entered, then Windows PowerShell® calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the computer. The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.
-WhatIf: Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.

Prerequisites

Windows with the Storage module and the Windows feature or management tools that provide it. Confirm target connectivity and version compatibility using the linked Microsoft reference.

Security considerations

This cmdlet changes system state. Review every target and parameter in the official reference, test outside production, and prepare an appropriate backup or rollback. Do not execute the example automatically.

Examples

Example 1: Add a drive letter to a partition by disk and partition number

Add-PartitionAccessPath -DiskNumber 1 -PartitionNumber 2 -AccessPath F:

This example adds the access path F: to partition 2 of disk 1. Source: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; transcript prompt/output removed. This example was not executed.

Sources

https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/windows-powershell-docs/blob/b7645dd8c687139b28e845119da30ec670526507/docset/winserver2025-ps/Storage/Add-PartitionAccessPath.md

https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/storage/add-partitionaccesspath?view=windowsserver2025-ps

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