How to Show or Hide Drive Letters in Windows 10

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Written By Larious

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Last Updated on July 21, 2020 by Larious


It’s no doubt that Windows 10 is right now the most popular desktop operating system. Compared to every other desktop operating system, Windows 10 provides more features and options. If you have been using Windows 10 for a while, then you might know that by default, the File Explorer displays the drive letters next to the drive names.

Windows file explorer displays both drives and drives letters for easy identification. The file explorer of Windows 10 can be configured to hide the drive letters or the drive that doesn’t have any letter assigned.

So, in this article, we have decided to share a working method to show or hide drive letters in Windows 10 computers in 2020. So, let’s check out how to show or hide drive letters in Windows 10 computers.

Show or Hide Drive Letters in Windows 10

Note: We don’t recommend users to remove drive letters from the Disk Management utility. Programs may fail to start if you remove a drive letter from the disk management utility.

Step 1. First of all, open File Explorer on your Windows 10 computer.

open File Explorer
open File Explorer

Step 2. Now you need to click on the ‘File’ option.

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click on the ‘File’ option

Step 3. Next, click on the ‘Change folder and search options’

click on the 'Change folder and search options'click on the 'Change folder and search options'
click on the ‘Change folder and search options’

Step 4. Under the Folder options, switch to the ‘View’ tab.

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switch to the ‘View’ tab

Step 5. Under the view tab, untick the ‘Show drive letters’ option and click on ‘Apply’.

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untick the ‘Show drive letters’

Step 6. This will hide the drive letters.

Hidden drive lettersHidden drive letters
Hidden drive letters

Step 7. To show the drive letters again, just enable the ‘Show drive letters’ option.

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enable the ‘Show drive letters’ option

That’s it! You are done. This is how you can show or hide drive letters in Windows 10.

So, this article is all about how to show or hide drive letters in Windows 10 computers. I hope this article helped you! Share it with your friends also.

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