The C: Drive or root volume in AWS Workspaces cannot be seen if you open File Explorer.
This post will show how you can access the C: Drive when it is not shown.
If you want the C: Drive to be shown permanently then reading my post about it here will help.
Below are three ways you can access the C: Drive.
To access C: Drive with Windows File Explorer, go to the address bar and enter C:. This will bring you to the C: Drive.
If you have been using AWS Workspaces then you might have noticed that the C: Drive cannot be seen when you open Windows File Explorer.
The reason why the C: Drive is hidden in Workspaces is because it is the root volume. Users are discouraged from storing files in the root volume because when you need to Rebuild a workspace any changes that you made in the C: Drive will be wiped out. Only the D: Drive or the User Volume will be restored to what its previous snapshot.
There are some use cases when you need to access the C: Drive. It might also be possible that you just want to have the C: Drive visible.
Follow the steps below to make the C: Drive visible in Windows File Explorer in your Amazon Workspaces.
Click on Search icon and type regedit. Then click on regedit.
Group Policy Management Console is one of the tools needed to do Active Directory Administration, especially if you want to control what Amazon Workspaces can do.
This is the same program that is launched when you run the command gpmc.msc on Windows Run.
To install Group Policy Management in Amazon Workspaces Windows 10, follow the tutorial below.
Open Start Menu, then click Server Manager.
Click Add roles and features. The Add Roles and Features Wizard will be opened.
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