Flash drive letter assignment
Posted by: n2theson <n2theson@...>
Hey, fellow CCMaggers! Anyone still out there? I have an annoying little conundrum.
I am using a Surface Pro with external monitor, keyboard, etc., on my desktop running Windows 10 Pro. My drive letter assignments are as follows:
· C: - Main SSD drive
· D: - Internal microSD
· E: - External DVD
· F: - External HD
· G: - Virtual drive mapped from work server and accessed via VPN, which is only connected when needed
· U: - Virtual drive mapped from work server and accessed via VPN, which is only connected when needed
Everything works fine EXCEPT…………. When I insert a USB stick into my powered hub I expect it to be assigned to H: since G: is already claimed via drive mapping. If I'm already connected to the virtual G: drive, everything goes as expected. But if I'm not connected, which is usually the case, the USB stick doesn't show up at all in Windows Explorer. I have to run diskmgmt.msc where I find it to be assigned to G: (this conflict, presumably, being the reason it is invisible). I can then reassign it to H: and all is well.
This is tedious, however. Is there any way to really reserve G: for the virtual drive and have any additional plug and play devices assigned to H: and following?
Thanks in advance!
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