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title: Windows
url: https://docs.vultr.com/products/storage/block-storage/mount/windows
description: A family of Microsoft operating systems that provides a graphical user interface and supports various applications and services for personal and business computing.
publish_date: 2024-11-27T19:49:57.264655Z
last_updated: 2026-05-26T19:42:26.074234Z
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# How to Mount Vultr Block Storage Volume on Windows Server

Mounting Vultr Block Storage volume on Windows provides flexible and scalable file storage for Vultr Cloud Compute instances. Windows Server supports NVMe and HDD-based Vultr Block Storage volumes.

Follow this guide to mount Vultr Block Storage volume on Windows Server.

> [!WARNING]
> The following commands may destroy data on existing volumes. Use a new Vultr Block Storage volume to avoid data loss due to file system changes and partitioning.

1. [Attach Vultr Block Storage volume](https://docs.vultr.com/products/cloud-storage/block-storage/management/attach-instances) to Windows Server.
1. Open the Windows Server Manager application and click **File and Storage Services** on the left navigation menu.

    ![Open Windows Server Manager](https://docs.vultr.com/public/doc-assets/collection-items/1114/43c34763-878c-45d8-bdd5-53def410ee5e.png)

1. Click **Disks**.

    ![Click Disks in the Windows Server Manager](https://docs.vultr.com/public/doc-assets/collection-items/1114/cbbbcc89-26af-4e6c-a6f1-dbbc00ca8c8e.png)

1. Find the Vultr Block Storage volume and verify that its status is **Offline**.
1. Right-click the Vultr Block Storage volume and select **Bring Online**.

    ![Bring a Vultr Block Storage Volume Online](https://docs.vultr.com/public/doc-assets/collection-items/1114/58670f66-7096-4d8f-8179-4203d96f9775.png)

1. Click **Yes** when prompted to bring the disk online.
1. Right-click the disk again and select **Initialize** to set up Vultr Block Storage volume as a GPT disk.

    ![Initialize a Vultr Block Storage Volume](https://docs.vultr.com/public/doc-assets/collection-items/1114/9d5ff875-52c3-4eb3-8a40-c72545461e0c.png)

1. Click **Yes** when prompted to initialize the disk.
1. Right-click the Vultr Block Storage volume again and select **New Volume**.
1. Click **Next** in the **New Volume Wizard**.

    ![Open the New Volume Wizard](https://docs.vultr.com/public/doc-assets/collection-items/1114/6eb98b20-5c64-460a-b15c-03f20d52b06d.png)

1. Select the target Windows Server, verify the Vultr Block Storage volume capacity, and click **Next** to set up the size.

    ![Select the Windows Server and Block Storage Volume](https://docs.vultr.com/public/doc-assets/collection-items/1114/be4ba011-61d1-4acb-90a8-28d837c3adbd.png)

1. Keep the default value in the **Volume Size** field or enter a new value to set the Vultr Block Storage volume partition size.

    ![Set the Vultr Block Storage Volume Partition Size](https://docs.vultr.com/public/doc-assets/collection-items/1114/1b55b663-1a3e-4ecb-a373-6fe93df3a0e0.png)

1. Click **Next** to set up additional partition details.
1. Click the **Drive letter** drop-down to select a letter to assign the Vultr Block Storage volume partition and click **Next**.

    ![Set up a new Partition Drive Letter](https://docs.vultr.com/public/doc-assets/collection-items/1114/7b35e641-2839-4cc6-b338-99cf444e468b.png)

1. Select the partition file system, enter a custom name in the **Volume label** field to identify the Vultr Block Storage volume partition, and click **Next**.

    ![Set Up the Vultr Block Storage Volume Partition File System](https://docs.vultr.com/public/doc-assets/collection-items/1114/2122d4e7-8807-46a9-ab25-649d686ca453.png)

1. Verify the Vultr Block Storage volume settings and click **Create** to apply changes.

    ![Create a Partition](https://docs.vultr.com/public/doc-assets/collection-items/1114/a17f9fd1-3e6b-4f51-8580-284609f616a2.png)

1. Monitor the partitioning process, verify that all tasks are completed, and click **Close**.

    ![Monitor the Volume Partitioning Process](https://docs.vultr.com/public/doc-assets/collection-items/1114/943cb0c7-f569-43bc-9e19-a173ccfb81c5.png)

1. Click the Vultr Block Storage volume and verify that the new volume is available in the **Volumes** section.

    ![Verify the new Vultr Block Storage Volume](https://docs.vultr.com/public/doc-assets/collection-items/1114/6e830dc9-ca6f-4ffd-a036-76ef779ad8c8.png)

1. Open the Windows File Explorer and click **This PC** on the left navigation menu to view all active storage volumes.
1. Verify that the Vultr Block Storage volume is available.

    ![View Vultr Block Storage Volume Partition in Windows File Explorer](https://docs.vultr.com/public/doc-assets/collection-items/1114/8e9e3807-7eb3-48cd-84e3-15201981f873.png)