How to Hide System Drives in Windows. Mysterious E: and F: Drives

How to Hide System Drives in Windows. Mysterious E: and F: Drives. How to Hide Recovery Drive? How to hide System Partitions. New E: drive in Windows 10. New F: drive in Windows 10. New Recovery drive in Windows 10. New local disk after windows 10 update. new local disk appear. New local disk appear windows 10. New F drive appearing out of nowhere. New E drive appearing out of nowhere.
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[@MishaMykha]

Thanks, really appreciated!
P.S. In my case, letters were assigned after disk cloning from SATA to NVME SSD was done via MiniTool Partition Wizard

[@ElectronicsComputers]

Glad it helped!

[@rickyrgb]

Same here, I though I was the only one

[@JawZz]

Went through the same exact procedure.. quick question: after cloning c-drive onto the new drive and changing reboot priorities and options to the new drive, is it safe to format the old drive that has the previous OS files on there..? since all those files are cloned onto the new drive..

[@GiffysChannel]

I like that shortcut for RUN.

[@yurikaizernunez]

it worked, but every time i restart my PC it shows up again. how do i permanently get rid of it?

[@stephenc1111]

It is worth adding to this, that this worked but the drive letter returned after a re-boot. To get rid of it permanently required these instructions+editing a key in the system registry. Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices (Delete the value for Dos device with the drive letter in it.) Backing up the registry first is a good idea!

[@delboyfriderik]

That helped. thank you very much.

[@Uiuiui73629gh]

I didn't do a backup, and so far it's been safe. thank you.. 👍👍

[@vishnusai0425]

Thank you bro, was searching for this for so long and finally found something useful.

[@ElectronicsComputers]

Glad I could help

[@SamuelPGM]

I delete this letter, but it keeps coming back

[@stephenc1111]

Thanks. This worked and your instructions and explanation were really good.
I have nothing against the letter "Z" it just wasn't invited to the party and was cluttering things up.

[@danialmirzaee4692]

thank you very much .very useful . first I thought its a virus or malware ... . you saved my nerves . thanks🙏🙏🙏

[@ElectronicsComputers]

Happy to help

[@-harleyquinn]

i got this error any help ?
"Virtual Disk Service error:
Assigning or removing drive letters on the current boot or pagefile
volume is not allowed."

[@norulegym]

thanks it is woking but one problem when i restart the drive is coming again what can i do sir? pls reply

[@yzuniga13sa]

It came back after reboot :/

[@LoktionBanger]

there is a recovery partition thats assigned letter D.
on disk management its showing up, with 500mb.
but of cmd prompt, it doesnt get listed with the other drives. so i cant select volume to "remove letter d". help

[@playstereo]

Hello there, Thank you for the tutorial I had to use CMD since on windows the partition I am not able open it or change letter. But when I restart the letter comes back ? If there a way to hide it permanently ?

[@drzaky]

I have same issue :(

[@michaelo.4986]

Thank you so much for this. Very straight forward and it finally fixed those annoying partitions showing up.

[@ElectronicsComputers]

Happy to help!

[@judyreyjumamoy]

this occurred after my cloning, you saved my life man
thank you very much

[@ElectronicsComputers]

Happy to help!

[@udbhavshrivastava]

great editing and very nicely explained !
really helpful man, god bless you lol
helped me A LOT

[@ElectronicsComputers]

Glad it helped!

[@WickedLC21]

Thank you so much it really helped me to remove annoying efi system partition

[@ElectronicsComputers]

Happy to help!

[@minelayer26]

even after i go into diskpart and hide local disk it comes right back

[@yashprajapati5023]

For me after restarting the PC, the drive again shows in MyComputer

[@avaplus180]

Thank you. I was finally about to hide my system z drive that appeared after a system clone.

[@drewQ8]

so if i "hide" my "E" drive, I can reset my PC and reinstall windows without my hidden "E" drive data being lost?

[@ElectronicsComputers]

If we're talking about E disk as a system partition that should normally be hidden but it's not and you put your own files into that disk then whether you hide it or not Windows will restore that disk you may loose all your data. If we're talking about E disk as a separate partition or another drive then your data will be fine in any case.

[@Hexzit]

Thank you!! was able to hide it using diskpart.

[@ElectronicsComputers]

Happy to help!

[@parths6251]

Thanks alot, it really helped me!🙏

[@ElectronicsComputers]

You're welcome!

[@haddonpictures]

mines come back after a restart whyyy> ?

[@ashoksamal5654]

Thank u very much... it worked like a magic

[@ElectronicsComputers]

You're welcome!

[@kato2182]

Thanks didnt like seeing that and now it’s hidden perfect

[@AnhinhDesign]

thank you so much

[@ElectronicsComputers]

You're welcome!

[@HedggieChillin]

Thank you so much I upgraded the SSD in my laptop from a m.2 200gb to a 2.5in 1tb SSD and just did the copy everything and switch like nothing's happened and I've been getting annoyed over the old drive linger as I call it 10/10 video 🤝

[@ElectronicsComputers]

Glad I could help

[@calebhenderson2156]

Thanks my guy

[@ElectronicsComputers]

Happy to help!

[@livetrue1347]

Thanks a lot body. After a long research I came across your video to solve my stupid issue.

[@ElectronicsComputers]

Happy to help!

[@ferale2510]

Thank you Sr. I clone the OS and the new ssd shows those partitions and following your video helps me to remove them.

[@ElectronicsComputers]

Glad I could help

[@blaze55661]

thank you very much!!!! so long iv wanted that randome E drive removed

[@ElectronicsComputers]

You're welcome!

[@mojtabaka]

nice ! worked for me :D u rock

[@ElectronicsComputers]

Happy to help!

[@DavisSystems]

Thanks so much! This was the only thing that helped.

[@ElectronicsComputers]

Glad it helped!

[@vikaskatla3336]

You are my life saver

[@ElectronicsComputers]

Happy to help!

[@jigxaw5033]

it comes back after restart pls help

[@MasihAbsurd]

Same, now you can fix it?

[@sabbirahmed4412]

how can i remove it permanently?

[@alphacomputersolutions2314]

Thank you very much. I tried to merge small partitions using easeus partition manager and drive z appeared on my file explorer. I tried everything to hide or remove it but was unsuccessful. Now thanks to you i could do that.

[@ElectronicsComputers]

Happy to help!

[@jackkelso4611]

Thanks, helped a lot :)

[@neeravmotar2493]

thank you man, helped me a lot

[@ElectronicsComputers]

Glad it helped

[@rickyrgb]

Thank you so much, subscribed.

[@ElectronicsComputers]

Thanks for the sub!

[@Ali_M6959]

I've followed the tutorial from here but it still comes back after I restart my PC, please help, thank you.

[@saboteur474]

i do all this and system drive hide bt its appears again after restart the laptop please help

[@MASTEReatsBABYS]

Thank you, OCD satisfied!

[@jmunro4492]

thank you

[@ElectronicsComputers]

You're welcome!

[@ainurridwan6178]

thank u very much, that is so helpfully

[@ElectronicsComputers]

Glad it was helpful!

[@hasibkamalaraf7489]

it works but every time when I restart my pc the drive shows again. Any solution?

[@cecil4504]

Happens to me too :( nothing has worked

[@epacrisimp]

Exactly my problem and it does not seem to be addressed here or anywhere

[@epacrisimp]

Bit late to help you but may help others with the same problem. After following the instructions in this video. You then need to
Open regedit:
Start→Type regedit
Find the right key/folder:
Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices
If the EFI partitions drive letter is still in the registry, delete the value:
e.g. \DosDevices\X:
Close RegEdit and reboot. ( from superuser.com) This worked for me.

[@callvinsvinsley]

@@epacrisimp Really helpfull for whose that drive come back after restart, try this. really works. thanks

[@deeneshgohil8157]

Thanks bro! It worked.

[@ElectronicsComputers]

Glad it helped

[@anime_lover009]

Thx man you solved my problem.

[@ElectronicsComputers]

Happy to help!

[@putiwhite5147]

Nice video. Thanks it helped me!😀

[@ElectronicsComputers]

Glad it helped!

[@muhmags]

you just saved me man,, thanks alot ♥

[@ElectronicsComputers]

Glad I could help

[@fmslickful]

This is not "hiding a drive" what you are doing is removing the drive letter and that means most of windows and other programs can not use that drive anymore, unless you mount it to a folder.

[@ElectronicsComputers]

That's right! System partitions don't have assigned letters and sometimes after conning drives those partitions get letters and my video shows how to fix it.

[@felipemartin8255]

Thank you. Wish you all the best.

[@ElectronicsComputers]

Same to you

[@Aaron86v]

Great video thanks.

[@ElectronicsComputers]

Thank you for the comment.

[@loneytoones]

finally, thank you sir!

[@ElectronicsComputers]

You're welcome!

[@AshenTM_007]

Thanks, really appreciated!

[@ElectronicsComputers]

Glad it helped!

[@nazezoen1245]

T
hanks much bro! it helps a lot!!

[@ElectronicsComputers]

Glad it helped

[@MrStyle-sr1yv]

How to change letter when i use the drive in virtual memory ?? thank you

[@ev1ilfreak]

thanks. good guide.

[@ElectronicsComputers]

Glad it was helpful!

[@PankajDevarai]

Thanks! It works!

[@ElectronicsComputers]

You're welcome!

[@yktv_g8185]

Thank you it worked!

[@ElectronicsComputers]

You're welcome!

[@sabbirahmed4412]

Thank you man❤🎉

[@ElectronicsComputers]

You're welcome 😊

[@fsatumba]

This helped!! Thanks!

[@ElectronicsComputers]

Welcome!

[@stephenstrange4090]

Thanks ♥♥🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@ElectronicsComputers]

Always welcome

[@edwinjosephcastaneda6623]

Thank you so much! what a relief!

[@ElectronicsComputers]

You're welcome!

[@kevingenon536]

thanks 🤩

[@ElectronicsComputers]

Welcome 😊

[@nawtdyawi]

Thank you sir!

[@ElectronicsComputers]

You are welcome!

[@rnwilliams44]

I migrated my OS to my ssd, but now I have a partition on a B drive that is FAT32. I tried the disk management option and the options was all grayed out. Any help to remove this??

[@ElectronicsComputers]

You can do that only via CMD.

[@andrevale8610]

Thanks man!

[@ElectronicsComputers]

Happy to help!

[@kenstudio7286]

you saved me, thanks bro

[@ElectronicsComputers]

Glad I could help

[@gustavopelison3404]

Thanks

[@ElectronicsComputers]

Anytime!

[@afkrgroup]

Every reboot returns the disk

[@niazmehedi]

Thanks a bunch!

[@ElectronicsComputers]

You're welcome!

[@ishantakki]

Thanks u so much ❤

[@ElectronicsComputers]

Always welcome

[@latenite3931]

how do you unhide them?

[@seanzhang3873]

This is gold

[@ElectronicsComputers]

Thanks!

[@DanielePalma]

thanx man!

[@ElectronicsComputers]

Happy to help!

[@fawad6266]

thank you bro

[@ElectronicsComputers]

Welcome!

[@Arora-Sir]

it came back after restart of laptop :/

[@SamuelPGM]

EXACTLY

[@elulichetomal723]

thanks

[@ElectronicsComputers]

Welcome

[@garyomglol]

Hi, I have 2 additional drives E and F (not partition but actual internal drives).
Can you tell me why for no reason it starts to spin and run continuously for 20-30 minutes each day?
I don't have daily scheduled tasks or virus scan. I had also disabled disk indexing. I had scanned for trojan and virus but didn't find any.
Any recommendations on how to find the cause of this problem beside disconnecting the actual E and F drive?
Could this be a polling session from operating system on a daily basis? If so, how come its not showing in task manager or process server during the incident?
I'm hoping its not a virus sending out data from my E and F. Please advise, and thank you in advance..

[@ElectronicsComputers]

try to go to start and type: Indexing Options and press the enter key. In appeared windows you'll see the list of apps that use indexing. Select one and click modify and see if that app uses that drive then simply uncheck it. And repeat the process for the whole list. Also go to your computer right click the drive you want to stay off and uncheck: "Allow files on this drive to have contents indexed in addition to file properties".
Also make sure that you don't run any diagnostic software that checks SMART, or even HDD temperature and other specs. Also make sure that the paging operation does not interfere with that drive. Even windows update can wake up that drive because it collects data about your hardware and checks for drivers updates.

[@garyomglol]

I'd disabled paging and did all of your recommendations. Will windows update still have access to those drives to scan hardware/collect data? I might have to disable windows update too.
Thanks again for the reply, it was super helpful.

[@SWAT-xj5tr]

Thx man

[@ElectronicsComputers]

Happy to help

[@mahehacks]

Thanks👍

[@ElectronicsComputers]

Welcome 👍

[@arpanborah7934]

it did work but it again appear after restart

[@ljamarco]

Very good!

[@ElectronicsComputers]

Thanks!

[@rintomushermanto7343]

thanks a lot

[@ElectronicsComputers]

Welcome!

[@ajyadelb2389]

thanks its working

[@ElectronicsComputers]

You're welcome!

[@snacksking]

thankkkkk u so much

[@ElectronicsComputers]

Most welcome 😊

[@VitoSalvatore]

God Bless really helped

[@ElectronicsComputers]

Happy to help!

[@29884840]

amazing

[@ElectronicsComputers]

Thanks

[@shrapnel899]

thx

[@ElectronicsComputers]

Welcome!

[@fajriibnuhidayat7588]

after shut down ..my system come back

[@md.asadchowdhurydipu2634]

Formeting this drive create any issue??

[@ElectronicsComputers]

Absolutely! Your system is not gonna boot if you remove or format those system partitions.

[@ElectronicsComputers]

Absolutely! Your system is not gonna boot if you remove or format those system partitions.

[@ElectronicsComputers]

Absolutely! Your system is not gonna boot if you remove or format those system partitions.

[@ElectronicsComputers]

Absolutely! Your system is not gonna boot if you remove or format those system partitions.

[@sukhanthn5352]

Hello

[@goutamgupta9296]

Thanks Drive Z is Successfully Removed

[@ElectronicsComputers]

You're welcome!

[@badshahgamingyt7359]

♥️♥️

[@SamuelPGM]

Heeeelp

[@jenovaizquierdo]

Thank so much, this is really helpful 👍

[@ElectronicsComputers]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jenovaizquierdo]

@@ElectronicsComputers thank it is. 👍😁

[@jenovaizquierdo]

Is a pleasure 👍😁

[@RealniggaMk]

Thank so you much man

[@ElectronicsComputers]

Any time!

[@danielbrown8591]

thank you it worked

[@ElectronicsComputers]

Glad it helped