Windows 10: Unknown Disc Drive

Discus and support Unknown Disc Drive in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware to solve the problem; Using File Explorer I noticed that I had a disc drive indicated as 'USB Drive (F:)' This puzzled me as I don't have any USB drives connected; neither... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware' started by majestic100, Mar 5, 2019.

  1. MAJESTIC100
    majestic100 Win User

    Unknown Disc Drive


    Using File Explorer I noticed that I had a disc drive indicated as 'USB Drive (FUnknown Disc Drive :)' This puzzled me as I don't have any USB drives connected; neither are there any card reader slots which may have been a reason.


    I checked, via Administrative Tools/Computer Management, and there I found this phantom disc indicated as 'Removable (FUnknown Disc Drive :)' but also stated as 'No Media' in the so called disc header description. The remainder, where partitions would be specified, was greyed out


    Appreciate an explanation and perhaps a method of removing the indication of this phantom and non existant drive.

    :)
     
    majestic100, Mar 5, 2019
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  2. JOMEL BER
    Jomel Ber Win User

    Unknown drive

    Hi Harold,

    The unknown drive could be a system recovery drive or some other drive which you don't have access to it. You may follow these steps to check what kind of drive it is:

    • Click on Search bar.
    • Type diskmgmt.msc.
    • Check description of the ESP (FUnknown Disc Drive :) drive. Also check whether the drive is recovery drive or System Drive.
    You may also refer to this link for Disk cleanup in Windows 10.

    Let us know how it goes.

    Thank you.
     
    Jomel Ber, Mar 5, 2019
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  3. SACHIN VENKATESH
    Sachin Venkatesh Win User
    No Drive C Disc error reapires at startup

    Hi,

    Thank you posting on Microsoft Community.

    I would suggest you to provide some information to help you better.

    • For which drive are you facing this issue?
    • Did you make any changes prior to this issue?
    • What error are you getting?
    • Are you referring to Disc drive or Hard drive?
    If it is a Drive partition of the hard drive let's try the below steps and check if it helps to resolve the issue.

    • Press Start and type This PC.
    • On top you can see file ribbon. Select a drive and Click on
      manage.
    • Select Optimize. Select the Drive which you want to optimize.
    • Click on analyze and click Optimize.
    • Restart the PC and check.
    Note: This might take a long time to analyze and optimize. So better keep the laptop plugged in to charger. If the laptop shuts down in between the process it may cause issues.

    I would suggest you to install the pending updates logging into Microsoft account.

    Keep us posted to help you better.
     
    Sachin Venkatesh, Mar 5, 2019
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  4. MONICA CAM
    Monica Cam Win User

    Unknown Disc Drive

    Blue tooth disc drive

    Hi,

    This may have been caused by outdated driver or due to a setup issue.

    To assist you better, kindly provide us more details by answering the following questions:

    • Are you referring to an external disc drive that is connected via Bluetooth?
    • What is the make and model of your disc drive?
    • Is the disc drive detected under Device Manager?
    • Has the disc drive ever in Windows 10 ever worked before?
    We look forward to your response.
     
    Monica Cam, Mar 5, 2019
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