How to Access Hidden Hard Drive Partition in Windows 11/10

What Are Hidden Partitions on Hard Drive?

Sometimes, the hidden partition is referred to as the recovery partition and restore partition around 100 to 200M capacity, EFI System partition (ESP), or OEM partition. The hidden partition holds information about the system boot file and the disk boot sector, which could not be visible in Explorer so the user cannot modify these system files in case of system failure. In other words, the part of the hard disk is not displayed or used directly under normal conditions. This space may not be partitioned, it may be a format partition that the current system does not recognize or a backup partition that can be hidden.

How to Access Hidden Partition on Hard Drive?

You may be puzzled about how to show hidden partitions in Windows 7/8/10/11? Don’t worry, here are two methods to unhide hidden partitions on hard drive.

Method 1. Access Hidden Partitions with Third-Party Software

To find the hidden partition faster, I highly recommend AOMEI Partition Assistant – a powerful disk partition software for Windows users that fully supports Windows 11/10/8/7. The function of Unhide Partition can help you to access hidden partitions easily. By the way, if you want to protect your privacy, you can also hide partitions with one click.

With a simple interface, this tool is suitable for all users. Download it and refer to the specific steps are as follows:

Step 1. Launch and run AOMEI Partition Assistant, right-click the hidden partition, and select “Advanced” > “Unhide Partition”.

Step 2. In the pop-up Window, click “OK” to unhide the partition.

Step 3. After that, it will back to main interface, preview the changes and click “Apply” > “Proceed” to complete the operation.

Thus, you can access your hidden hard drive partition easily.

Method 2. Access Hidden Partitions with Disk Management

Besides accessing hidden partitions via AOMEI Partition Assistant, you can also use Disk Management to do this operation.

1. Press “Windows” + “R” to open the Run box, type “diskmgmt.msc” and press the “Enter” key to open the Disk Management. Select the partition that you’ve hidden previously and right-click it by selecting Change Drive Letter and Path…

2. In the pop-up window, click “Add” to give a letter for this partition.

3. And then click “OK” to complete this operation.

Need to Access Hidden Hard Drive Partition

Hidden partitions are accessed through a pre-installed Windows application or by pressing a specific key combination as the computer boots up. Sometimes you can see it in the “Disk Management” of “Administrative Tools”, generally it can’t get in. Some brand opportunities to make backups in hidden partitions, through hotkeys, etc., into the restore tool interface, to achieve the role of system restoration. If your computer did not come with a hidden partition or you have deleted it, the only way to restore your computer is with a Windows CD. However, a boot disc only installs Windows and no additional software or drivers. So, you need to see the hidden hard drive partition in advance to make sure whether your computer has a hidden partition or not.

If you have any questions related to hidden partitions, download AOMEI Partition Assistant and you can solve it.

Conclusion

Follow these simple steps, you can easily and effectively solve the problem about how to access/show hidden hard drive partition. AOMEI Partition Assistant can be the best disk partition software, you can hide and unhide partitions with it easily and effectively. Besides unhide partition, it also has many other functions like resize/move/delete/format partition, migrate OS to SSD, disk copy, partition copy, repair MBR and so on. You can get more advanced functions, such as quick partition, partition recovery, etc.,