Hide Any Drive in My Computer

Hide Drive in My Computer


by DOS Method

 1. Start Run by pressing Win+R Key and type "diskpart".

2. You will see the DOS window and type following steps.


3. Open disk partition list by Typing "list volume".




4. Select the volume which do you want to hide. 
For example "DISKPART> select volume 4".


5. Type "remove letter <disk letter>" you must enter the disk letter which do you want to hide. I entered letter e.





6. A message displays "DiskPart successfully removed the drive letter or mount point."
Done!! Your drive is now hidden.

If you want to unhide your drive.

1. Select your hidden volume. For example "select volume 4".


2. Type "assign letter <disk letter>".


by GROUP POLICY Method

1. Start Run by pressing Win+R Key then type "gpedit.msc".


 Then Group Policy Window Appears


2. Open User Configuration>Administrative Templates>Windows Components >File Explorer

3. Double-click on “Hide these specified drives in My Computer”.
A new window opened
4. Check Enabled under Hide these specified drives in My Computer.

5. Select the drive to hide.
6. Click OK and close group policy.



by REGISTRY Method

1. Start Run by pressing Win+R Key and type "regedit".

2. Open
 HKEY_CURRENT_USER> Software> Microsoft> Windows> CurrentVersion> Policies>Explorer 


3. Right click In Explorer and choose “new” then ”DWORD value” rename new dword value “NoDrives”.
 

4. Now create DWORD value then right click on NoDrives

5. Select modify now check the Decimal option and under Value Data enter a decimal value for the drive you would like to hide.
 

For example: to hide C you would enter 4. 

See the list below for more values:
A=1
B=2
C=4
D=8
E=16
F=32
G=64
H=128
I=256
 

Note: During you enter the value click Decimal radio button.



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