Summary: Learn how to use Windows PowerShell 3.0 to find the status of disk drives on Windows 8.
How can I check on the status of disk drives on my computer running Windows 8?
Use the Get-Disk cmdlet, as shown here.
PS C:\> Get-Disk
Number Friendly Name Operational Status Total Size Partition Style
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0 INTEL SSDSA2BW160G3L Online 149.05 GB MBR
1 SAMSUNG HN-M101MBB USB Device Offline 931.51 GB MBR
