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[ad#Adsense 360x280]Have you ever needed to hide a drive on a system? For example, suppose you manage a system shared by multiple users in a public area, and you keep diagnostic and management applications on a separate drive.

Follow these steps:

1. Launch the Registry Editor (Regedit.exe). From Start -> Run -> write regedit.exe and press [Enter].
2. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows \CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
3. Right-click the Servers key, and select New | DWORD value.
4. Name the value NoDrives
5. Press [Enter] twice to open the Edit DWORD Value dialog box.
6. Using the list below, type a number that corresponds to the drive you want to hide in the Value Data text box, and click OK

A = 1
B = 2
C = 4
D = 8
E = 16
F = 32
G = 64
H = 128
I = 256
J = 512
K = 1024
L = 2048
M = 4096
multiply by 2

If you want to hide multiple drives, let say drive E and F you should enter value 16 + 32 = 48 (in decimal value not hexadecimal).

Finally close registry editor. This operation need restart or log off to take effect.

Note: Editing the registry is risky, so be sure you have a verified backup before making any changes