Question Did MS hide Drive/Hardware access from File Explorer?

[sandorski]

No matter what I try, I can't find "My Computer" or any way to access my Hard drives using File Explorer.

 

[VirtualLarry]

New virus out? Anyways, should be under "This PC".

There used to be an MS PowerTool out in the Win2K/XP days, that would let you "enable/disable" all of the various drive letters in File Explorer.

Check Disk Management, see if there's a drive letter associated with your OS filesystem volume.

 

[UsandThem]

Yeah, something's not right if you can't see your drives or files in file explorer.

I'd scan for viruses and maybe a health scan (CrystalDiskInfo or hard drive manufacturer utility) of your OS drive to make sure it's not beginning to die and causing weird errors/issues.

 

[crashtech]

MS calls it "This PC" now, but it shouldn't be hard to access local drives if everything is in order.

 

[C1]

Yes, MS did hide the drive letters.

Been a long time since I set up Win10, but from what I remember:

- You can rename "My PC" to "My Computer" (at least that's what shows on my Win10; try right clicking the icon & renaming)

Anyways, do this:

Open "My Computer" (or in your case "This PC")
- Select VIEW (at top)
- On the right most side select "OPTIONS"
- Select "VIEW" tab
- Look for check box "Show Drive Letters"


Good Luck