Windows 10: HDD Poplation

But then again not all hacking is bad... I mean there are probably legit uses. Could bet a software dev only wants certain information and not all to show/be used by program*Nerd.

 

So true..

 

To even get there one has to jump thru hoops. and it's only information that diskpart can give
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You can also use Disk Manangement to display the partition style

View menu -> Top
Select Disk List




Back to the topic: I'm not aware of any way to disable the function of "populate" under the properties menu.
I'd guess that this would be a group policy or registry change to disable the button - sorry I couldn't be more help DJ.

 

Does this applies to GPT/SSD only? Because I do not have populate button.
Just wondering, because if I should have it, then it probably can be disabled.

 

Your shot shows it already populated, but I would think the populate button would show as greyed out. I did some google-fu but can not find an answer.

 

That's because they are already populated. There are different ways to view in windows. 1. through disk management 2. Device management 3. Devices & Printers like this screen shot:
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You are right, it shows Populate through Device Manager, never mind then. *Zip

 

Thank you everyone, your advise helped

 

TairikuOkami, did you populate the volumes or were they somehow pre-populated?

Dude, the populate button is indeed inactive (grayed out) after you populate the volumes. TairikuOkami's example doesn't show the button at all. Methinks there is a way, to help DJ, I just don't know what it is.

If the button does not show for SSDs, the there is most likely a registry properties flag.

I won't be any help - no SSD to test.

Bill
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It does show for SSD. Active until you populate it then grayed out. Same as you.

 

Thanks adamf,

Now, why does TairikuOkami's screen shot in post# 18 not show the button?????


TairikuOkami - please describe the steps you took to produce the screen shot. Where did you start (device mgr, dev & prtr, some other method) and what did you press.

Neither your internal or external have the populate button as I would expect and adamf confirmed is not necessarily SSD related.

Thanks,

Bill
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