windows 10 hide partition

How to Hide a Recovery Partition (or Any Disk) in Windows 10

1. Right click the Start menu and select Disk Management.
2. Locate the partition you'd like to hide and click to select it.
3. Right-click the partition (or disk) and select Change Drive Letter and Paths from the list of options.
4. Click the Remove button.

1. How do I create a hidden partition in Windows 10?
2. How do I view hidden partitions in Windows 10?
3. How do I remove unwanted partitions in Windows 10?
4. How do I make my drive visible in Windows 10?
5. How do I hide my recovery partition?
6. How do I unhide a Windows 10 recovery partition?
7. Why can't I see my C drive in my computer?
8. How do I view partitions on my computer?
9. How many partitions should Windows 10 have?
10. Is it safe to delete recovery partition Windows 10?
11. How do I merge unallocated partitions in Windows 10?
12. What happens if I delete recovery partition?

How do I create a hidden partition in Windows 10?

2. How to Create Hidden Partition with Disk Management

1. Right-click This PC/My Computer, select "Manage", and click "Disk Management".
2. Select and right-click the partition that you want to hide and choose "Change Drive Letter and Path...".
3. Click "Remove" and click "OK".

How do I view hidden partitions in Windows 10?

To unhide the hard disk partition, type select volume x and hit Enter to select the hidden partition you want to show, and type assign letter X and hit Enter to show it.

How do I remove unwanted partitions in Windows 10?

Delete Volume or Partition on Disk in Disk Management

1. Open the Win+X menu, and click/tap on Disk Management (diskmgmt. ...
2. Right click or press and hold on the partition/volume (ex: "F") you want to delete, and click/tap on Delete Volume. ( ...
3. Click/tap on Yes to confirm. (

How do I make my drive visible in Windows 10?

First of all: Go to disk management

Select Disk management. It's also possible to use the shortcut Windows+X and select disk management. You'll get an overview of every drive and partition in your computer. Enlarge the window until you see the grid at the bottom of the screen.

How do I hide my recovery partition?

How to Hide a Recovery Partition (or Any Disk) in Windows 10

1. Right click the Start menu and select Disk Management.
2. Locate the partition you'd like to hide and click to select it.
3. Right-click the partition (or disk) and select Change Drive Letter and Paths from the list of options.
4. Click the Remove button.

How do I unhide a Windows 10 recovery partition?

To unhide the drive: Go to Disk Management Right-Click on the hidden partition [there will not be a drive letter on the hidden drive] again select "Change Drive Letters and Path" Click on add and select an appropriate drive letter. Click Ok.

Why can't I see my C drive in my computer?

Find the c drive is missing

Sometimes, users may find that C drive and the desktop disappear after the computer is turned on. Even the shortcut on the desktop are gone. ... In general, if there is an abnormality in the virus or disk partition table on the computer, the system may not be used properly.

How do I view partitions on my computer?

You need to right-click on the partition and select Format option. Windows will show format dialog box, click on OK button. It'll take a few seconds and Windows will format the partition using NTFS file system.

How many partitions should Windows 10 have?

Each operating system platform has its own way of partitioning a drive. Windows 10 can use as little as four primary partitions (the MBR partition scheme), or as many as 128 (the newer GPT partition scheme).

Is it safe to delete recovery partition Windows 10?

Yes but you cannot delete recovery partition in Disk Management utility. You would have to use a third party app to do so. You might just be better off to wipe the drive and install fresh copy of windows 10 since upgrades always leave behind fun stuff to deal with in the future.

How do I merge unallocated partitions in Windows 10?

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1. Open the Disk management window.
2. Right click on the first unallocated partition and select the option to create a volume.
3. Follow the on screen instruction to create a volume.
4. After creating volume right click on that and select the option extend volume.

What happens if I delete recovery partition?

Since deleting the recovery partition is much easier than creating one, novice users often delete recovery partition to gain some disk space, but without doing any necessary steps before deleting. If I deleted the recovery partition, what will occur? That is: The above 1st approach will be failed or resultless.