W7Tweaks - Simple Windows Drive Hider2.0

W7Tweaks - Simple Windows Drive Hider is a lightweight software application whose purpose is to help you hide drive letters from your system using straightforward actions. It comes in handy especially if you share your computer with multiple users and need to conceal certain drives from their view.

Portable running mode

Portability comes with several benefits to your system. You may run the utility by simply opening the executable file and get rid of it by deleting the file that you have grabbed from the Internet. Copying it on any USB flash drive or other portable devices is also possible.

Clean looks

W7Tweaks - Simple Windows Drive Hider sports a simple and intuitive layout that leaves room for no interpretations. There’s no help manual included in the package but you don’t need one in order to decode the program’s features, so even rookies may venture into tweaking the entire process on their own.

Hiding and restoring active drives

You can make the program scan your computer and look for all active drives. At the end of the process, it reveals a list with all drive letters.You are given the freedom to hide a single drive letter or conceal multiple ones at the same time. If you click on a drive letter, you are given detailed information about it, such as file system, drive type, status, used space, available free space, total size, and volume label.The best part about this utility is that it lets you restore the hidden drives with just one click. You can also integrate it in your context menu so you can quickly activate the hiding process. In case you change your mind and want to remove it from context menu, the tool provides the right feature for helping you complete the process.

Assessing its performance

We have tested the application on Windows 8.1 Pro and the hiding and restoring tasks went smoothly. The tool is able to automatically restart your Windows Explorer in order to apply the new changes. On the downside, the main window becomes unresponsive at times but it restores to its initial state after a while.

A reliable and efficient tool

All in all, W7Tweaks - Simple Windows Drive Hider helps you hide drive letters and restore the changes made to your system without investing too much effort and time into the whole process.