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