Windows 10: Formatted SSD boot drive now applications from 2nd hard drive don't show in add/remove programs

Hi all,


As in the title - I performed a clean install of Windows 10 on C:\. My second storage drive E:\ had most of my games/programs installed, due to space constraints.


After the clean W10 install, launching appwiz.cpl exclusively lists programs that were installed after the W10 install - nothing that was already installed on E:\ before this date.


Is there a way to populate the list in appwiz.cpl add/remove programs with ALL of the currently installed programs? Presumably reinstalling them all would sort it, but for obvious reasons, that's a massive pain.


Thanks in advance!

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Format SSD drive or any drive

Hello,

When I perform a quick format of my SSD drive then I experienced problems/conflicts when I have reinstalled Windows 10 on my SSD drive afterwards compared to a slow(deep) format of my SSD drive! When I do a slow format of my SSD drive then I experience no
problems/conflicts after reinstalling my Windows 10!

So when an installation of Windows 10 goes for example 10 layers deep with all other programs we install then why does a fast format goes only 5 layers deep? Then you should create the program which is created for a fast format and goes only 5 layers deep
to keep formatting the next 5 layers when you perform a 2nd or 3rd fast format so that it gets formatted the same way as a slow(deep) format when you perform a quick format for 100 times!

I have a SSD drive of 1 Terabyte and takes 2 hours to perform a slow format but I have to do it for not experiencing any problems afterwards with rest of installation information that is left on the hard drive!

That shouldn't be a problem to program the fast format to keep formatting for example the NEXT 5 layers so that it format only 5 layers each time but the next ones so then it passes the layers that has already been done!

Best Regards,

Thomas

 

Format SSD drive or any drive

Hi Thomas

Think of a hard drive or SSD as a book . . .

A Quick Format basically deletes the contents page (File Allocation Table), whereas a Long Format will also delete all the pages (Files)

If a quick format is taking 2 hours on your SSD and you are experiencing problems with Windows, when only performing a Quick Format, then I would suggest the formatting operation is not the problem, most likely that SSD has a problem. A Quick format on that
drive, should take approx. 10 minutes . . .

 

second hard drive not showing

had problem with new laptop being stuck in repair mode, reinstalled windows 10 now 2nd hard drive does not show in device manager or disk mgmt.

no way to reassign drive letter, dive not showing. Restarted computer and went to boot menu or bios menu. Drive is listed there. When windows boots up, it disappears.