How to hide drive letters with Windows registry

How to hide drive letters with Windows registry

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Article ID: CTX203591

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Description

This article explains how to hide drive letters using registry key.


Instructions

Registry Configuration

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
Name:   NoDrives
Type:    REG_DWORD
Data:    As follow
Hide A        01
Hide B        02
Hide C        04
Hide D        08
Hide E        16
Hide F        32 

If both HKLM & HKCU configured, delete the HKLM registry key of NoDrives there is conflict with HKLM and HKCU, and the HKLM Key will be used in preference by default.
Delete the HKLM key of NoDrives

Environment

Caution! Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that might require you to reinstall your operating system. Citrix cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk. Be sure to back up the registry before you edit it.

Additional Information

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc938267.aspx​