Windows 10: Storage spaces drive opens in Explorer on start up.

As the title says. This started with the latest patch 22h2What has been done: virus scan, autorun scan, event log.

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Microsoft storage space device?

Hi Misa

Please Note the following process will remove you drive form storage spaces, it will also wipe that drive back to Unallocated Space

Open the Settings App (gear icon on your Start Menu)

Go to System - Storage

Click 'Manage Storage Spaces'

Click 'Change Settings' and if necessary, confirm that choice

On that drive, click 'Prepare for Removal'

That drive will be listed as 'Preparing for removal'

Wait until that drive is listed as ' Ready to remove', Click Remove - Remove Drive

Then open Disk Management (accessible by right clicking your Start Button

Right clcik the Unallocated space on that drive and choose 'New - Simple Volume' then accept the defaults

You will then have a full clean drive ready to use . . .

 

How to remove a bad drive in Windows 10 storage spaces pool

Could someone list the steps involved in replacing a bad drive from a Windows 10 storage spaces pool? I cannot find any info on the Microsoft support site that is specific to Windows 10. Also, could you list the steps to remove a 'good' drive and replace
it with another drive if the process is different?

 

Drive storage out of space

HI Kash

Open Windows File Explorer, go to 'This PC'

What size internal storage (hard drive) do you have on your system and how much free space is on that drive?

Open Disk Management (accessible by right clicking your Start Button

Please provide a screenshot of that window . . .