How To Hide the Drives That Are Shown In My Computer

You can hide drives in My Computer to protect data from other users.

Windows normally displays all of your computer's hard drives and media burners in Windows Explorer. But you may not want users to have access to certain drives if you're concerned about security. Windows allows you to configure access control settings in its Group Policy and allows you to hide any combination of drives from users.

Instructions

1. Log on to Windows using an administrator account. Click "Start" and type "Edit Group Policy" in the search box. Press "Enter" to launch the Local Group Policy Editor.

2. Click "Administrative Templates" under "User Configuration" on the left pane. Double-click "Windows Components" on the right pane, and then double-click "Windows Explorer."

3. Double-click "Hide These Specified Drives in My Computer" to open the policy editor. Click "Enabled" to enable the setting and then select the drive letters you want to hide from the "Pick One of the Following Combinations" drop-down list. Select "Restrict All Drives" if you want to hide all drives or select "Do Not Restrict Drives" if you don't want to hide drives.

4. Click "Apply" and "OK" to exit and save the setting.

References

• Microsoft: Using Group Policy Objects to Hide Specified Drives