Enable/Disable Disk Management Snap-In with Windows GPEDIT.MSC

Description

Here's how to Disable/Enable the pop-up message that asks to Initialize unformatted disk partitions that we are using for CHARON.

The down side is, if Disabled, you can't see the LUNs or what state they are in from Windows.

This procedure removes/adds Disk Management as an option in Server Manager/Storage.

Required Windows version: at least Windows 2000

Step-by-step guide

Press the Windows Start menu button and select "Run..." or press the Windows key + R then:

1. Run GPEDIT.MSC
   
   

2. In the User section, open Admin Templates
   
   

3. Open Windows Components
   
   

4. Open Microsoft Management Console
   
   Example1:

   Open

   

   
   
   

5. Open Restricted/Permitted Snap-ins
   
   

6. Open Disk Management
   
   Example 2:

   Open

   

   
   
   

7. Check Disable or Enable
   
   Example 3:

   Open

   

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