Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Hide Drive Computers

For some reason at any time we may have to hide the drive (C, D, E, ..) on our computer.
Here are two alternatives that can be done to hide or remove the drive from the windows without going through our registry editor, and without using additional software.
The first way is to use diskpart command, and how to use both gpedit (group policy editor), that both of them equally easy to do.

First way is to use the diskpart
1. Click Start -> Run -> type cmd -> click OK
2. type diskpart -> press enter

3. type list volume -> press enter (to see the list of drives in the computer)

Specify the drive that will be hidden, for example, here we will hide drive D
4. type select volume 3 -> press Enter
5. type remove letter D -> press Enter
type exit to exit diskpart.
(check to see results in my computer, in some cases the computer should restart in the first).

To Restore or re-display the hidden drive, do the same steps from 1 to 4
In step 5 command changed to:
type assign letter D

Second way is to use the gpedit (group policy editor)
1. Click Start -> Run -> type gpedit.msc -> click OK

2. Users double-click Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Windows Explorer -> then select Specified Hide these drives in my computer in the right window

Specified Hide Window on drives in My Computer: select enable, and then specify the drive that will be hidden (restrict)

For example here is the hidden akan drive D, then select the Restrict D drive only, then click Apply -> OK
Check in My Computer to see the results.

To show again, do the same sequence of steps, and then on the window Specified Hide drives in My Computer select Not Configured option -> click Apply -> OK

met to try ... .!!!!!

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