Windows 10: Windows 11 not reading my HDD and showing not available

Discus and support Windows 11 not reading my HDD and showing not available in Windows 10 Gaming to solve the problem; My laptop is Lenovo Ideapad 330 15ICH, i recently install SSD in my laptop, and formatted hdd because it was creating problem while installing windows... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Gaming' started by ujwal garg, May 22, 2024.

  1. Windows 11 not reading my HDD and showing not available


    My laptop is Lenovo Ideapad 330 15ICH, i recently install SSD in my laptop, and formatted hdd because it was creating problem while installing windows 11. Now i have only one OS of windows 11 from SSD, The main problem is this - in Device Manager/ Disk Drives my SSD and HDD are listed but in the disk management. windows is not even reading any HDD. When i go to My PC no HDD drives are listed. How to fix this issue? Please help.Also in this 'Ask a question' platform of Microsoft, i am getting failed to upload images, so i can't show the screenshots. Please help me with this problem as the HDD

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    ujwal garg, May 22, 2024
    #1
  2. Johankaan Win User

    unlock hdd

     
    Johankaan, May 22, 2024
    #2
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    Robert Caw, May 22, 2024
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  4. Nikhar_K Win User

    Windows 11 not reading my HDD and showing not available

    Slow HDD read and write speeds

    Hi,

    Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

    We will require a few more information from you to help you further with the issue. Please reply with the following details:

    • In which device are you facing this issue?
    • Are you using an external HDD or internal HDD?
    • Are you getting the read and write speed issue on any particular application?

    However, you can Disk Defragment on your computer to optimize the drive. To run Disk Defragment please follow the steps from the article

    Defragment your Windows 10 PC
    .

    Alternatively, you can check for the read and write speed of the HDD in task manager. Please follow the steps mentioned below to check the read and write speed of the hard drive:

    1. Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc key together on the keyboard.
    2. Click on Performance tab.
    3. Click on Disk 0.
    4. You will find the Read speed and
      Write speed
      at the bottom of the window.

    Hope it helps.

    Please reply with the status of the issue, we will be glad to help you further.

    Nikhar Khare

    Microsoft Community - Moderator
     
    Nikhar_K, May 22, 2024
    #4
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