Vista - Drive - Hide or Unhide

**Brink** · 05-26-2008

How to Hide or Unhide a Drive in Vista

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Click here to read the entire tutorial

Last edited by Brink; 04-22-2009 at 07:09 AM..

t0cableguy · 12-29-2008

thanks, i tried removing the readyboost useage from it, rebooted, checked the registry for the dword, it still shows. restarted again. still showing the drive.....

**Brink** · 12-29-2008

My guess then is that Vista just will not let you hide a removable drive like a USB flash drive.

t0cableguy · 12-29-2008

actually this is a partition on my sata ssd that i setup just for readyboost. i figured the 100mb transfer rates were more than enough to do the job well.. mabe its because i have the drive letters hidden.. i'm going to try restarting.. checking the registry, mabe deleting the dword, restarting, putting it back and restarting again. i hope it works..

**Brink** · 12-29-2008

My mistake. I just assumed that since it was ReadyBoost, it was a USB flash drive.

Please post back your results.

awargi · 07-08-2009

well basically ive got a problem,

u said that we should go to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

but mine only goes to

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies
the "Explorer" please help me, and tell me wat to do???

ive attched a screenshot so u can see my problem:::

**Brink** · 07-08-2009

Hello Awargi,

The reg file in the ZIP download below will restore this default Explorer key and entries back to your registry. After you have extracted the reg file from the ZIP, just double click on it to merge and approve.

Hope this helps,
Shawn

awargi · 07-09-2009

thnx alot that works..

but there is still one problem, that is this only hides the drive from one user, so all the other user accounts on the computer can still see the drive.
please help me with this.

thnx.

Quote: Originally Posted by Brink

Hello Awargi,

The reg file in the ZIP download below will restore this default Explorer key and entries back to your registry. After you have extracted the reg file from the ZIP, just double click on it to merge and approve.

Hope this helps,
Shawn

**Brink** · 07-09-2009

Awargi,

Try doing the manual METHOD TWO at this registry location as well. It should hide it for all users.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

awargi · 07-09-2009

yeah same problem as before, there is no "Explorer" option, i cant go any further then "Policies"...... can u please teach me how to add that "explorer"

thnx alot

Quote: Originally Posted by Brink

Awargi,

Try doing the manual METHOD TWO at this registry location as well. It should hide it for all users.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

**Brink** · 07-09-2009

No problem.

In the left pane, you would right click on Policies, and click on New and Key. Type Explorer, and press Enter.

05-26-2008
Brink Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 25,951 posts	Drive - Hide or Unhide How to Hide or Unhide a Drive in Vista ... Click here to read the entire tutorial Last edited by Brink; 04-22-2009 at 07:09 AM..
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12-29-2008
t0cableguy Vista Ultimate x64 3 posts	Re: Drive - Hide or Unhide thanks, i tried removing the readyboost useage from it, rebooted, checked the registry for the dword, it still shows. restarted again. still showing the drive.....
My System Specs

12-29-2008
Brink Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 25,951 posts	Re: Drive - Hide or Unhide My guess then is that Vista just will not let you hide a removable drive like a USB flash drive.
My System Specs

12-29-2008
t0cableguy Vista Ultimate x64 3 posts	Re: Drive - Hide or Unhide actually this is a partition on my sata ssd that i setup just for readyboost. i figured the 100mb transfer rates were more than enough to do the job well.. mabe its because i have the drive letters hidden.. i'm going to try restarting.. checking the registry, mabe deleting the dword, restarting, putting it back and restarting again. i hope it works..
My System Specs

12-29-2008
Brink Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 25,951 posts	Re: Drive - Hide or Unhide My mistake. I just assumed that since it was ReadyBoost, it was a USB flash drive. Please post back your results.
My System Specs

07-08-2009
awargi Vista Home Premium 32bit 4 posts	Re: Drive - Hide or Unhide well basically ive got a problem, u said that we should go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer but mine only goes to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies the "Explorer" please help me, and tell me wat to do??? ive attched a screenshot so u can see my problem:::
My System Specs

07-09-2009
awargi Vista Home Premium 32bit 4 posts	Re: Drive - Hide or Unhide thnx alot that works.. but there is still one problem, that is this only hides the drive from one user, so all the other user accounts on the computer can still see the drive. please help me with this. thnx. Quote: Originally Posted by Brink Hello Awargi, The reg file in the ZIP download below will restore this default Explorer key and entries back to your registry. After you have extracted the reg file from the ZIP, just double click on it to merge and approve. Hope this helps, Shawn
My System Specs

07-09-2009
Brink Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 25,951 posts	Re: Drive - Hide or Unhide Awargi, Try doing the manual METHOD TWO at this registry location as well. It should hide it for all users. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
My System Specs

07-09-2009
awargi Vista Home Premium 32bit 4 posts	Re: Drive - Hide or Unhide yeah same problem as before, there is no "Explorer" option, i cant go any further then "Policies"...... can u please teach me how to add that "explorer" thnx alot Quote: Originally Posted by Brink Awargi, Try doing the manual METHOD TWO at this registry location as well. It should hide it for all users. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
My System Specs

07-09-2009
Brink Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 25,951 posts	Re: Drive - Hide or Unhide No problem. In the left pane, you would right click on Policies, and click on New and Key. Type Explorer, and press Enter.
My System Specs

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