You may find there is a non-existent CD drive after you update your Windows operating system. Do you know how to remove non-existent CD drive from your computer? In this post, MiniTool Software collect some methods and show you them now.
After a recent update to my Surface using Windows 8.1, a drive appeared out of no where. It is drive 'E:/RTLUL' and has a couple of files on it associated with a realtec LAN device. The only exe file on it is ' RTKNICDRIVERINSTALLER.sfx.exe '. I do plug this into a USB hub sometimes which does have a LAN dongle plugged into it. 또한 탐색 할 경우 'RTKNICDRIVERINSTALLER.sfx.exe'라는 실행 파일이 드라이버와 관련된 몇 가지 파일과 함께 나타납니다. 또한 예를 들어 동글과 같은 외부 USB 드라이브를 사용하는 경우 Windows 8.1에 갑자기 나타난 드라이브를 꺼내야합니다. Looking for help with a driver issue after installing Windows 7 (64) on a computer previously running XP (32). My network card is a Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Ethernet NIC According to what I read, it should be compatible with Windows 7 once I've installed the correct driver for it.
After updating your Windows 10, you may find that there is an extra drive letter in File Explorer. Perhaps, it is a drive E:/ that comes with RTL_UL. Or perhaps, it is an extra CD drive that is related to a Reaaltek LAN driver. You can also discover an executable file name of RTK_NIC_DRIVER_INSTALLER.sfx.exe.
How to remove non-existent CD drive? We collect some useful solutions and show them in this post. You can select one to remove a ghost drive according to your requirement.
How to Delete Non-Existent CD Drive?
- Use MiniTool Partition Wizard
- Restore your Windows to a previous version
- Eject the drive
Solution 1: Use MiniTool Partition Wizard
MiniTool Partition Wizard is a professional and free partition manager that can do a lot of things to you. For example, you can use it to change drive letter and delete a partition you don’t want to use. You can use it to change the CD drive letter or format that drive.
Solution 2: Restore Your Windows to a Previous Version
As mentioned above, the non-existent CD drive always appears after upgrading your Windows 10. This means that the issue doesn’t exist before the Windows update. So, you can restore your Windows to a previous version in which everything is normal.
You can do this job using different methods. We will show you some choices and you can select one based on your situation.
Via Run
1. Press Win+R to open Run.
2. Type rstrui and press Enter.
3. Select a restore point from the pop-up window and follow the guide to finish the process.
4. Restart your computer.
Via Advance Options
1. Click Start.
2. Go to Settings > Update & Security > Recovery.
3. Click Restart Now under the Advanced start-up section.
4. Your computer will begin to reboot and then access the Advance options interface. You can select the feature you want to use to restore your Windows to a normal version.
Via MiniTool ShadowMaker
MiniTool ShadowMaker is a professional data backup software. You can use it to back up files, folders, partitions, disks, and system on your PC to a safe place. When necessary, you can use the backup files to recover/restore your data and system.
That is, if you have used this software to back up your Windows, you can use it to restore your Windows to a previous normal state.
It has a trial edition that allows you to use it for free within 30 days. You can press the following button to get it.
You can refer to this post to know how to back up and restore your Windows with it: How to Restore Computer to Earlier Date in Win10/8/7 (2 Ways).
Solution 3: Eject the Drive
You can also remove a phantom drive by ejecting it from your computer. Here is a guide:
- Open File Explorer.
- Right-click on the CD drive you want to remove and then select Eject.
- When the drive is disconnected successfully, your computer will automatically.
If You Lose Your Data by Mistake, How to Recover it?
If your files get lost for some reason, you can use MiniTool Power Data Recovery, free data recovery software, to get them back. This software can recover data from different kinds of data storage drives including internal hard drives, external hard drives, SD cards, memory cards, CD/DVDs, and more.
This software has a trial edition. You can use it to scan the drive you want to recover data from. If you can find your needed files from the scan result, you can use a full edition of this software to recover your data without limits. You can press the following button to get the trial edition.
We hope the methods mentioned in this post can help you remove non-existent CD drive. Should you have any other related issues, you can let us know in the comment. We will reply to you as soon as possible.
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You may find there is a non-existent CD drive after you update your Windows operating system. Do you know how to remove non-existent CD drive from your computer? In this post, MiniTool Software collect some methods and show you them now.
After a recent update to my Surface using Windows 8.1, a drive appeared out of no where. It is drive 'E:/RTLUL' and has a couple of files on it associated with a realtec LAN device. The only exe file on it is ' RTKNICDRIVERINSTALLER.sfx.exe '. I do plug this into a USB hub sometimes which does have a LAN dongle plugged into it. 또한 탐색 할 경우 'RTKNICDRIVERINSTALLER.sfx.exe'라는 실행 파일이 드라이버와 관련된 몇 가지 파일과 함께 나타납니다. 또한 예를 들어 동글과 같은 외부 USB 드라이브를 사용하는 경우 Windows 8.1에 갑자기 나타난 드라이브를 꺼내야합니다. Looking for help with a driver issue after installing Windows 7 (64) on a computer previously running XP (32). My network card is a Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Ethernet NIC According to what I read, it should be compatible with Windows 7 once I've installed the correct driver for it.
After updating your Windows 10, you may find that there is an extra drive letter in File Explorer. Perhaps, it is a drive E:/ that comes with RTL_UL. Or perhaps, it is an extra CD drive that is related to a Reaaltek LAN driver. You can also discover an executable file name of RTK_NIC_DRIVER_INSTALLER.sfx.exe.
How to remove non-existent CD drive? We collect some useful solutions and show them in this post. You can select one to remove a ghost drive according to your requirement.
How to Delete Non-Existent CD Drive?
- Use MiniTool Partition Wizard
- Restore your Windows to a previous version
- Eject the drive
Solution 1: Use MiniTool Partition Wizard
MiniTool Partition Wizard is a professional and free partition manager that can do a lot of things to you. For example, you can use it to change drive letter and delete a partition you don’t want to use. You can use it to change the CD drive letter or format that drive.
Solution 2: Restore Your Windows to a Previous Version
As mentioned above, the non-existent CD drive always appears after upgrading your Windows 10. This means that the issue doesn’t exist before the Windows update. So, you can restore your Windows to a previous version in which everything is normal.
You can do this job using different methods. We will show you some choices and you can select one based on your situation.
Via Run
1. Press Win+R to open Run.
2. Type rstrui and press Enter.
3. Select a restore point from the pop-up window and follow the guide to finish the process.
4. Restart your computer.
Via Advance Options
1. Click Start.
2. Go to Settings > Update & Security > Recovery.
3. Click Restart Now under the Advanced start-up section.
4. Your computer will begin to reboot and then access the Advance options interface. You can select the feature you want to use to restore your Windows to a normal version.
Via MiniTool ShadowMaker
MiniTool ShadowMaker is a professional data backup software. You can use it to back up files, folders, partitions, disks, and system on your PC to a safe place. When necessary, you can use the backup files to recover/restore your data and system.
That is, if you have used this software to back up your Windows, you can use it to restore your Windows to a previous normal state.
It has a trial edition that allows you to use it for free within 30 days. You can press the following button to get it.
You can refer to this post to know how to back up and restore your Windows with it: How to Restore Computer to Earlier Date in Win10/8/7 (2 Ways).
Solution 3: Eject the Drive
You can also remove a phantom drive by ejecting it from your computer. Here is a guide:
- Open File Explorer.
- Right-click on the CD drive you want to remove and then select Eject.
- When the drive is disconnected successfully, your computer will automatically.
If You Lose Your Data by Mistake, How to Recover it?
If your files get lost for some reason, you can use MiniTool Power Data Recovery, free data recovery software, to get them back. This software can recover data from different kinds of data storage drives including internal hard drives, external hard drives, SD cards, memory cards, CD/DVDs, and more.
This software has a trial edition. You can use it to scan the drive you want to recover data from. If you can find your needed files from the scan result, you can use a full edition of this software to recover your data without limits. You can press the following button to get the trial edition.
We hope the methods mentioned in this post can help you remove non-existent CD drive. Should you have any other related issues, you can let us know in the comment. We will reply to you as soon as possible.
Download
Tutorials
Documentation
Tools
This tool simplifies installation of the USB drivers for Libusb and FTDI D2XX drivers for your devices. Simply select the device from the list, right-click, select the desired driver type and the tool will do the rest. No need to modify INF files, no need to click through multiple stages of Device Wizard, just one click and your drivers are installed!
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You can download the USB driver tool here: UsbDriverTool.exe
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UsbDriverTool is free for commercial and non-commercial use.