Windows 10: Extrnal Drive not seen inn File Explorer and followed instructions to locate, but caused...

I had continual small issues with older Lenovo Laptop IdeaPad 110-15lSK and finally decided to reload Windows 10. Since I was reloading, I decided to change RAM DIMM to 16GB from 8. That wasn't an issue and the computer worked great and was faster than original. The issue is when I started reloading apps, all was good until I plugged in an external hard drive which has my old movies on it. It didn't recognize the drive. I couldn't see in File Explorer, but it did appear in the Disk Manager, I followed instructions on this site and decided the drive needed to be renamed. I continued to follow i

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CD/DVD Drive does not show in File Explorer

Hi Dave,

This problem may be caused by a corrupted driver or a corrupted registry entry. Modifying the registry can cause problems if configured incorrectly.

We suggest following the troubleshooting steps provided on this article. It
contains methods on how to resolve CD or DVD drive that is not seen in File Explorer.

Get back to us if you need further assistance.

 

Difficulty in Powershell and following the instructions herein

The problem seems to be a “file not found” one.

So, please follow these steps:

1. Download the .ps1 file from here and save it any place you want.
2. Go to the folder you saved it, right click on the file, unblock it and then copy it [Ctrl-C]. If it’s saved in your Downloads folder, skip step 3
3. Then go to your Downloads folder and paste it [Ctrl-V] there.
4. Open Powershell as Administrator.
5. Type the command Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force
6. Type the command cd $env:USERPROFILE\Downloads
7. Type the command .\RealtekAudioDriverIntegration.ps1

If everything fails, do the following:

1. Download the .ps1 file from here and save it any place you want in your C: drive.
2. Open Powershell as Administrator.
3. Type the command Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force
4. Type the command dir C:\ "RealtekAudioDriverIntegration.ps1" -Recurse -ea 0 | Unblock-File
5. Type the command dir C:\ "RealtekAudioDriverIntegration.ps1" -Recurse -ea 0 | select -First 1 | % { & $_.FullName }

Then post the results here.

 

Overwrite file location with storage drive (file explorer)

Tried as suggested, receive some error message.





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ah, didn't read the link - fixed from option 2.