Solved File Explorer Showing CD Drive Twice

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File explorer is now showing the CD drive in two places:

Anyone know how to remove the second line for the Z drive? The drive appears only once in disk management. Thanks for any help.

 

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wpr said:

Anyone know how to remove the second line for the Z drive?

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

This tutorial will show you how to add (show) or remove (hide) the drives showing twice in the navigation pane of File Explorer for your account or 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...

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I was looking for that tutorial.

 

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I saw that tutorial yesterday, but since it referenced duplicate removable drives, I didn't think it would work. I also looked at the entry in the registry. In any event, I just downloaded and ran it and it worked. Many thanks.

 

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