

Alternative file manager apps like FAR, Total Commander, etc will show the drive regardless of the options mentioned in the article: While Windows offers a Group Policy tweak to hide a drive, it will affect the File Explorer app only. For example, you can quickly hide the drive from all apps. Removing a drive letter can be very useful for a number of situations. Even in a dual-boot configuration, Windows 10 displays its own system partition as C.

Modern Windows versions assign the letter C to the system partition on which Windows is installed. Historically, Windows reserves the drive letters A and B for floppy drives.
