Windows 10: Unknown drive Z:

Discus and support Unknown drive Z: in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware to solve the problem; Recently a unknown drive Z: appeared in my system, when I tried to open it, the message showed. Could someone tell me what it is and how to get rid... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware' started by big10, Oct 13, 2016.

  1. BIG10
    big10 Win User

    Unknown drive Z:


    Recently a unknown drive Z: appeared in my system, when I tried to open it, the message showed.

    Could someone tell me what it is and how to get rid of it?
    Unknown drive Z: [​IMG]


    :)
     
    big10, Oct 13, 2016
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  2. PANCHI SHINDE
    Panchi shinde Win User

    Drive problem.

    Microsoft.

    A unknown drive Z was created automatically ,which is not accessible by any means.

    kindly please say what is the purpose of drive z?
     
    Panchi shinde, Oct 13, 2016
    #2
  3. VIVEKANANDANR
    VivekanandanR Win User
    Unknown Z drive

    Hi,

    My HP laptop running windows 10 has a Z drive of 256 mb. What is the use> How to remove this?
     
    VivekanandanR, Oct 13, 2016
    #3
  4. MIKE S
    mike s Win User

    Unknown drive Z:

    Plz run diskmgmt.msc and post screen shot of partition layout.
     
    mike s, Oct 13, 2016
    #4
  5. BIG10
    big10 Win User
    The unknown drive Z: did not appear in Disk Management.


    Unknown drive Z: [​IMG]
     
    big10, Oct 13, 2016
    #5
  6. LAGUNASRFR
    lagunasrfr Win User
    Used by Windows Anniversary update. It is a temporary disk partition and will go away eventually. Don't worry about it.
     
    lagunasrfr, Oct 13, 2016
    #6
  7. BIG10
    big10 Win User
    But it did not appear in my laptop also updated with Anniversary update.

    I just ran Malwarebyte, and no malware detected.
     
    big10, Oct 13, 2016
    #7
  8. LAGUNASRFR
    lagunasrfr Win User

    Unknown drive Z:

    Reboot pc with z drive. See if it goes away.
     
    lagunasrfr, Oct 13, 2016
    #8
  9. BIG10
    big10 Win User
    Rebooted, it went away.
     
    big10, Apr 5, 2018
    #9
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