How to delete Local Disk Z instructions from JaxRolo do not work for me

[morlaine]

I use a Toshiba 64-bit laptop running Windows 10 Home.

I did not install anything new. But now I have a Local Disk Z in explorer. I found instructions to unplug my printer and turn the laptop off and on but the Local Disk Z is still there.

Then I found the instructions from Jax Rolo on this site and tried to follow those and got messages saying Access Denied and then that Z was an invalid command.

I'm at a loss. How do I get rid of this thing?
Do I have to be logged into Microsucks, whoops, Microsoft to be able to accomplish this? I don't log into MS unless it's a have to case.
Thanks for your help.

 

[Colif]

can you show us a screen shot of disc management?

if its related to this then the Z is sort of needed: http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebook-Hardware-and-Upgrade-Questions/What-the-Local-Disk-Z/td-p/5562838 though the drive letter isn't.

If Z is the EFI partiton, you don't want to remove it or you won't be able to boot into windows at all. When a UEFI bios boots, it looks for the EFI partition to locate the windows bootloader. Without an EFI the PC will just restart constantly when you try to start it

 

[morlaine]

Now when I look at File Explorer, the Z drive is not showing up. I did not do anything to get rid of it. So does that mean I should not turn my pc off because it won't start again? I think we're guessing at answers here.

I guess I should give up but I sure don't like someone else having their paws inside my computer without my permission, which obviously they do, since I didn't give anyone permission to create that drive.

I've had computers since the first TRS-80 on and have never had to have a Z drive before. I still say this is a Microsoft screwup.
Thanks for the attempt at help.