Windows 10: Remove Drive Z: from File Explorer

How can I remove the Z drive from appearing in File Explorer?

I can't access it "You don't currently have permission to this folder", which is fine as its's EFI partition on Disk 0.

I have tried diskpart "select volume Z" then "remove letter=Z", which works at first, but then Zreappears after reboot.

I have tried CMD "mountvol Z: /d", but that does nothing?

It appeared After I tried to combine my 464.72 GB NTFS and 501 MB NTFS partitions using EAseUS.

Screen shots of File Explorer, Disk Manager and EaseUS showing the issues.

Many thanks

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Recover files on Z drive

Did you solve your problem? It looks like I have a similar one. I have an external drive that was somehow mapped to a Z drive in Windows 10. Problem is, I didn't realize what had happened, and took out the external drive, and now the drive is corrupt.
Any suggestions on recovering what was in the Z drive would be helpful, as I can no longer see it now. Thanks!

 

I am unable to access the Local Drive Z. Please help.

Drive Z is not a malware it's a Microsoft hidden partition for booting the computer, for some reason it becomes visible at times. You can try rebooting your computer and see if it hides Drive Z again. If not, you can try the following steps
below:

• Type CMD on start menu to open Command Prompt.
• Type Diskpart and hit Enter.
• Click Yes if you are prompted with UAC (User Account Control)
  dialog-box.
• Type List Volume and hit Enter.
• Select the drive that you want to hide, type Select Volume Z
  or Select Volume 8 (change 8 with the volume number of Drive Z)
• Type Remove Letter Z.

Let us know how it goes.

 

How to disappear the Z partition in "This PC"

Hi Disal,

To delete the Z: drive partition, please follow the steps below:

• Press Windows Key + R. Type diskmgmt.msc, then hit
  Enter.
• Right-click on the partition, then select Delete Volume to delete a partition.
  

Note: This option deletes every single file on the partition, please be careful when using it.

We also suggest running Microsoft Safety Scanner to scan and protect your computer from any viruses.

Update us with the result.