If you want to keep your data hidden from prying eyes, there are a few different methods you can try. The first is to use a registry hack, which hides a computer drive, like C, D, etc., from the Windows Explorer interface. This is the easiest way to do it, but it’s not foolproof. If someone knows how to access the registry, they can still find your hidden drive. Another way to hide your data is to use a password manager. This will encrypt all of your data so that no one can access it unless they know the password. This is the safest option, but it’s not always easy to remember passwords. The last option is to simply avoid storing any sensitive information on your computer at all. If you don’t need it on your computer, then there’s less chance that someone will be able to find it. ..
The drive can be accessed by using the command prompt or by manually typing in the path into the address bar in Explorer. Additionally, the drive will still show up in third-party programs and tools like Computer Management, etc. However, if someone doesn’t know the drive even exists, it might be a quick way to keep it out of sight.
Once you’ve opened the registry editor, navigate to the following key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management Now, right-click on the Memory Management key and select New > DWORD (32-bit) Value. Name this new value “EnablePagingExecutive” and set its value to 1. Close the registry editor. Now, reboot your computer. Once your computer has rebooted, open up a command prompt by clicking on Start, Run and typing in cmd. At the command prompt, type in slmgr /rearm and press Enter. This will restart the paging file system service. Finally, open up a browser window and go to http://www.pcworld.com/article/2691064/windows-xp-7-8/how-to-enable-paging-on-windows-xp-7-8-.html?ocid=spartanntp&aid=20160907&sid=2a5f4c3b4c1d9&rdk=1 ..
Hive: HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon The registry hive shown below contains the following entries: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion] “Winlogon”=“Userinit.exe” This registry hive contains the following entries: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE] “Winlogon”=“Userinit.exe”=“C:\WINDOWS>userinit.exe”
Windows 10 has a new policy called “Explorer.” This policy allows you to control how your computer looks and behaves when you’re using the Windows operating system. You can choose to show your computer’s contents in a traditional Windows Explorer view, or you can use the new “Explorer Mode” to hide all windows and only see the contents of your files and folders.
In Windows 7 and Windows 8, right-click on Explorer and choose New and then DWORD Value. In the window that pops up, type in 4 (32-bit) and click on OK.
NoDrives: 100 Base unit: Decimal
“C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer " “D:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer”
1, B: 2, C: 4, D: 8, E: 16, F: 32, G: 64, H: 128, I: 256, J: 512, K: 1024, L: 2048, M: 4096, N: 8192, O: 16384, P: 32768, Q: 65536, R: 131072, S: 262144, T: 524288; (All = 67108863)
If you want to hide drives E and G, you would type in the number 80, which is 64 + 16. This trick is great because it can hide multiple drives at once.
Computer and drive hidden! You can even hide the C drive, though I don’t see any point to doing that. Everything still works fine, in case you were curious.
When you want to get your drives back, change the value of NoDrives to 0 or simply delete the value altogether. If you need to hide and un-hide the drive quite often, it might be better to write a script to do it for you. As mentioned earlier, though, you can access the drive covertly while it’s hidden, so there is no real reason to un-hide it.
To hide a mapped drive:
- Right-click the mapped drive in Windows Explorer and select “Properties.”
- On the “General” tab, uncheck the box next to “Show in explorer.”
- Click OK to close the Properties window. ..
