Windows Server® 2012 Unleashed

Diskpart.exe Command-Line Utility

Diskpart.exe is a command-line utility that administrators can use to manage Windows disks. Most disk tasks that can be performed using the Disk Management console can also be performed using this command-line utility except for initializing new disks. When issues are encountered with a Windows Server 2012 that won’t boot, diskpart.exe may be the only option available when booting into the recovery environment, so administrators should be well versed and comfortable with this tool.