Windows 10: Install ALL programs to a secondary drive

I have done this for years, I have done this on EVERY SINGLE VERSION OF WINDOWS going back to the dawn of time so to speak. I have done this as recently as last week on Windows 10. It is/was a simple easy process. Now, Microsoft has decided in their infinite stupidity to remove this feature. I've change the storage settings thinking that Windows would actually make things easier ha, that's obviously not true... why make it easier when it can be ten times as hard for twice the price... right? and actually add that functionality into windows by default instead of requiring users to make

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Windows 10 1909 Causes Secondary Hard Drive to not be Recognized

Installing the Windows 10 1909 Update causes my secondary hard drive to not be recognized.

Steps to confirm issue:

• Secondary drive not visible in Windows Explorer
• Secondary drive not visible in device manager
• Secondary drive not visible in disk manager

Steps to replicate issue:

• Installing 1909 update

Steps to resolve issue:

• Uninstall 1909 update

Since updates can only be delayed for so long, an actual fix would be appreciated.

 

can i install programs on the secondary drive?

can i install programs on the secondary drive?

 

System restore and secondary drives


So my setup. I have 2 drives in my computer an SSD and HDD. The SSD came shipped with my computer and I installed the HDD as a secondary drive. I've been using it as storage for all my pictures music etc. I've also installed a couple programs on there. My question is if I do a system restore can I do it without wiping out the secondary drive? How would I go about doing it? Step by step. What would happen to the program's installed on there after the restore?

Thank you.