Hide these specified drives in My Computer

User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Windows Explorer

Description

Removes the icons representing selected drives from My Computer and Windows Explorer, and removes all graphic representation of the selected drives from Certified for Microsoft Windows programs. Also, the drive letters representing the selected drives do not appear in the standard Open dialog box.

To use this policy, select a drive or combination of drives from the drop-down list. To display all drives, disable this policy, set it to Not configured , or select the Do not restrict drives option from the drop-down list.

Note

This policy removes the drive icons. Users can still gain access to drive contents by using other methods, such as by typing the path to a directory on the drive in the Map Network Drive dialog box, in the Run dialog box, or in a command window.

This policy does not prevent users from using programs to access these drives or their contents. Also, it does not prevent users from using the Disk Management snap-in to view and change drive characteristics.

This policy was documented incorrectly on the Explain tab in Group Policy for Windows 2000. The Explain tab states incorrectly that this policy also affects My Network Places. The Explain tab also fails to mention that this policy affects Certified for Microsoft Windows programs.

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Prevent access to drives from My Computer