Two Drive Letters Insist on Staying Hidden ???

Some time back in my shaded past, for reasons I have long ago forgotten, I hid two drive letters by using the regedit > dword value method.

Now, I badly need these two drive letters to NOT be hidden.
Yesterday, I went into regedit and changed the dword value to 0
It seems like I may have then restarted the machine, or maybe not -- I can't remember.

After the change to 0, both missing letters showed up just like I wanted.

Now, both have disappeared again.

I checked the dword value and it is still set at zero.

How can I get these drives to quit hiding ?

One is my second optical drive and the other is the first letter in line for external connections.

Thanks for reading and all help is appreciated.

Do these instructions help?

1. Select the Start button, then select Control Panel > Appearance and Personalization.
2. Select Folder Options, then select the View tab.
3. Under Advanced settings, select Show hidden files, folders, and drives, and then select OK.

F22 Simpilot said:

Do these instructions help?

Thanks; I already had done that.

I have since restarted numerous times and now they have decided to reappear; hopefully, they will stay there this time.

I will give it a few days before I mark this solved; who knows, I had them showing, then they disappeared, and now they have decided to reappear again; they may disappear again tomorrow.