Personalization Add or Remove Duplicate Drives in Navigation Pane of File Explorer in Windows 11


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This tutorial will show you how to add (show) or remove (hide) the drives showing twice in the navigation pane of File Explorer for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11.

Removable drives are shown as separate groups in the navigation pane of File Explorer by default in addition to being shown under the This PC group in the navigation pane.

OS drives and fixed drives (ex: internal drives) will only be shown under This PC, and not separately in the navigation pane.


You must be signed in as an administrator to add or remove duplicate removable drives in the navigation pane of File Explorer.

This will not affect drives listed under the This PC group in the navigation pane.



EXAMPLE: Duplicate removable drives in navigation pane of File Explorer

Drives_in_navigation_pane-1.png
Drives_in_navigation_pane-2.png



Here's How:

1 Do step 2 (add) or step 3 (remove) below for what you want.

2 Add Duplicate Drives in Navigation Pane of File Explorer

This is the default setting.


A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.​

Add_duplicate_removable_drives_to_navigation_pane_of_File_Explorer.reg​


(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code: 
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace\DelegateFolders\{F5FB2C77-0E2F-4A16-A381-3E560C68BC83}]
@="Removable Drives"

3 Remove Duplicate Drives in Navigation Pane of File Explorer

A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.​

Remove_duplicate_removable_drives_from_navigation_pane_of_File_Explorer.reg​


(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code: 
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace\DelegateFolders\{F5FB2C77-0E2F-4A16-A381-3E560C68BC83}]

4 Save the .reg file to your desktop.

5 Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

6 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

7 You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.


That's it,
Shawn Brink


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This also works in Win10.
 

My Computer

System One

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    Win 10 pro
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    several (Dell, HP, custom build, Lenovo, ASUS, etc.)
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    I have many computers, mostly Dell and HP.

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System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
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    Alienware M18 R1
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    13th Gen Core i9 13900HX
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    C: KIOXIA (Toshiba) 2TB KXG80ZNV2T04 NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD
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Thanks for the tutorial @Brink .

I just upgraded to windows 11, but I think this also happened to me on windows 10.

In the navigation panel I see THIS PC (with all my drives), and at the same level only drive D (as in the screenshot):

Screenshot_1.jpg


How can I do to also see the C drive (because it is faster to access for me)

Without running a .reg, editing the registry myself so I can undo when I need to.

Thanks.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
Hello @pwsandoval, :-)

This only applies to removable drives showing as a separate group in the navigation pane other than also under "This PC".

You should see all drives with "This PC" expanded open in the navigation pane.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self build
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING (11GB GDDR5X)
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G75 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3 wall mounted
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gbps Download and 35 Mbps Upload
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Surface Laptop 7 Copilot+ PC
    CPU
    Snapdragon X Elite (12 core) 3.42 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB LPDDR5x-7467 MHz
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15" HDR
    Screen Resolution
    2496 x 1664
    Hard Drives
    1 TB SSD
    Internet Speed
    Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4
    Browser
    Chrome and Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
Brink said:
Hello @pwsandoval, :)

This only applies to removable drives showing as a separate group in the navigation pane other than also under "This PC".

You should see all drives with "This PC" expanded open in the navigation pane.
Click to expand...

Yes that's how it is. But I would like to add C drive separately, just as D drive appears (on the same level, outside of THIS PC) It's possible? Thanks.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
pwsandoval said:
Yes that's how it is. But I would like to add C drive separately, just as D drive appears (on the same level, outside of THIS PC) It's possible? Thanks.
Click to expand...
I'll have to do some digging to see. I'll post back if I find a way.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self build
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING (11GB GDDR5X)
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G75 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3 wall mounted
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gbps Download and 35 Mbps Upload
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Surface Laptop 7 Copilot+ PC
    CPU
    Snapdragon X Elite (12 core) 3.42 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB LPDDR5x-7467 MHz
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15" HDR
    Screen Resolution
    2496 x 1664
    Hard Drives
    1 TB SSD
    Internet Speed
    Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4
    Browser
    Chrome and Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
Brink said:
I'll have to do some digging to see. I'll post back if I find a way.
Click to expand...

Thanks I will wait for your solution if you find it. Meanwhile, if I want to hide drive D (until I get to show C too) I must delete 1 or 2 in my screenshot:

Screenshot_2.jpg
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
pwsandoval said:
Thanks I will wait for your solution if you find it. Meanwhile, if I want to hide drive D (until I get to show C too) I must delete 1 or 2 in my screenshot:
Click to expand...

You would delete 2.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self build
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING (11GB GDDR5X)
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G75 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3 wall mounted
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gbps Download and 35 Mbps Upload
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Surface Laptop 7 Copilot+ PC
    CPU
    Snapdragon X Elite (12 core) 3.42 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB LPDDR5x-7467 MHz
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15" HDR
    Screen Resolution
    2496 x 1664
    Hard Drives
    1 TB SSD
    Internet Speed
    Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4
    Browser
    Chrome and Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
pwsandoval said:
Yes that's how it is. But I would like to add C drive separately, just as D drive appears (on the same level, outside of THIS PC) It's possible? Thanks.
Click to expand...

All ready. :-)

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Add or Remove Windows C Drive in Navigation Pane of File Explorer in Windows 11 Tutorial

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  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
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    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self build
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING (11GB GDDR5X)
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G75 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3 wall mounted
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gbps Download and 35 Mbps Upload
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
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    Windows 11 Pro
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    Laptop
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    Surface Laptop 7 Copilot+ PC
    CPU
    Snapdragon X Elite (12 core) 3.42 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB LPDDR5x-7467 MHz
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15" HDR
    Screen Resolution
    2496 x 1664
    Hard Drives
    1 TB SSD
    Internet Speed
    Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4
    Browser
    Chrome and Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
Hey there, @Brink ! First off, thank you for your many tutorials because they have helped me on several occasions over the years.

However, for some reason, this one isn't working... at least not for a cloud program I (have to) use for my work PC. It's called "Egnyte" and it's driving me absolutely bonkers trying to remove it from file explorer. >_< Honestly, I don't want it anywhere - I rather use Winaero Tweaker to add a custom icon/path to the folders I need, but Winaero can only hide the drive from This PC.

I downloaded the "remove" reg file and it removed those two folders, but even after restarting explorer, and even restarting the entire PC, it's still there! It's like a drive on steroids. Do you have any idea what I can do to remove it from the Navigation Menu?

Thanks again, Brink!! :)
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
TrustKibou said:
Hey there, @Brink ! First off, thank you for your many tutorials because they have helped me on several occasions over the years.

However, for some reason, this one isn't working... at least not for a cloud program I (have to) use for my work PC. It's called "Egnyte" and it's driving me absolutely bonkers trying to remove it from file explorer. >_< Honestly, I don't want it anywhere - I rather use Winaero Tweaker to add a custom icon/path to the folders I need, but Winaero can only hide the drive from This PC.

I downloaded the "remove" reg file and it removed those two folders, but even after restarting explorer, and even restarting the entire PC, it's still there! It's like a drive on steroids. Do you have any idea what I can do to remove it from the Navigation Menu?

Thanks again, Brink!! :)
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Hello, and welcome. :)

Unfortunately, this tutorial is only for removable drives show separately in the navigation pane instead.

I haven't used the Egnyte program before, but you might check its settings to see if there may be one to hide/remove it from the navigation pane.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self build
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING (11GB GDDR5X)
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G75 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3 wall mounted
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gbps Download and 35 Mbps Upload
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Surface Laptop 7 Copilot+ PC
    CPU
    Snapdragon X Elite (12 core) 3.42 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB LPDDR5x-7467 MHz
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15" HDR
    Screen Resolution
    2496 x 1664
    Hard Drives
    1 TB SSD
    Internet Speed
    Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4
    Browser
    Chrome and Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
Brink said:
Hello, and welcome. :)

Unfortunately, this tutorial is only for removable drives show separately in the navigation pane instead.

I haven't used the Egnyte program before, but you might check its settings to see if there may be one to hide/remove it from the navigation pane.
Click to expand...

Oh wow, I'm an idiot. I saw "drive" and totally skipped over "removeable", lol. Well dang... I actually tried getting them to handle it first, but there is no option/they have no solution. :'( Oh wait, it actually shows as a "Network Location"... I'll research that, maybe I'll find something!

Anyways... thank you, Brink!! For this tutorial and the many others of yours that I've used before.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
Thank you Brink.
Updated to latest Windows 11 as at October 19th 2022
The Drives in this PC were showing twice, your reg file removed the double entry.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Self build
    CPU
    Intel i9-11900k
    Motherboard
    Asus Z590
    Memory
    16gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel cpu graphics
    Hard Drives
    2 SSD's
    4 Hard Disk
    PSU
    Corsair 1000
    Case
    Corsair
    Cooling
    Corsair H100
    Internet Speed
    1gb
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Norton 360
  • Operating System
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Self Build
    CPU
    Intel i9-11900k
    Motherboard
    Asus Z590
    Memory
    16gb
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel graphics
    Hard Drives
    2 SSD
    4 hard disks
    PSU
    Corsair 650
    Case
    Corsair
    Cooling
    Corsair H100
    Internet Speed
    400mb
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Norton 360
Jim75 said:
Thank you Brink.
Updated to latest Windows 11 as at October 19th 2022
The Drives in this PC were showing twice, your reg file removed the double entry.
Click to expand...
:shawn:
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self build
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING (11GB GDDR5X)
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G75 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3 wall mounted
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gbps Download and 35 Mbps Upload
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Surface Laptop 7 Copilot+ PC
    CPU
    Snapdragon X Elite (12 core) 3.42 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB LPDDR5x-7467 MHz
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15" HDR
    Screen Resolution
    2496 x 1664
    Hard Drives
    1 TB SSD
    Internet Speed
    Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4
    Browser
    Chrome and Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
Fantastic! Thank you for doing this. I'll never understand the need to have several duplicate drives beneath all of them in Windows Explorer.

One less inexplicably implemented annoyance to deal with in Windows 11... :-)
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
cinematic6436 said:
Fantastic! Thank you for doing this. I'll never understand the need to have several duplicate drives beneath all of them in Windows Explorer.

One less inexplicably implemented annoyance to deal with in Windows 11... :-)
Click to expand...
:shawn:
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self build
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING (11GB GDDR5X)
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G75 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3 wall mounted
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gbps Download and 35 Mbps Upload
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Surface Laptop 7 Copilot+ PC
    CPU
    Snapdragon X Elite (12 core) 3.42 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB LPDDR5x-7467 MHz
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15" HDR
    Screen Resolution
    2496 x 1664
    Hard Drives
    1 TB SSD
    Internet Speed
    Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4
    Browser
    Chrome and Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
Thank yoooou!
I was looking for a solution that didn't involve going into regedit
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    win 11

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self build
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING (11GB GDDR5X)
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G75 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3 wall mounted
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gbps Download and 35 Mbps Upload
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender and Malwarebytes Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Surface Laptop 7 Copilot+ PC
    CPU
    Snapdragon X Elite (12 core) 3.42 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB LPDDR5x-7467 MHz
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15" HDR
    Screen Resolution
    2496 x 1664
    Hard Drives
    1 TB SSD
    Internet Speed
    Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4
    Browser
    Chrome and Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
Brink said:
Hello @pwsandoval, :-)

This only applies to removable drives showing as a separate group in the navigation pane other than also under "This PC".

You should see all drives with "This PC" expanded open in the navigation pane.
Click to expand...
This also works for external drives under This PC. not just separate locations as you claim. I have a Beelink SER6 Ryzen 7 7735hs with Radeon 680m iGPU/APU, 32 GB of DDR5 and both of my external 2 TB Samsung 870 Evos were appearing as duplicate listings after the 2 virtual drives(H and I) created by PowerISO in File Explorer of Windows 11 Pro says System Information in my OS, the advertising online and documentation included but is identified as Windows 10 by Auslogics BoostSpeed 12. After I used this? Both duplicate listings in File Explorer disappeared, no reboot was even needed.

And yes, they were duplicate listings in the same location under This PC because there was no break or distance between listings and the Network selection was at the very bottom. Everywhere else I looked for the solution were idiots just doing copy and paste jobs from other articles. But you were the only one who provided a registry key download. Everyone else was just telling people to create a DWORD key with regedit, which did not work
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
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