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How do I disable “you need to format this disk” message in Windows Vista/7?
I use external hard disks a lot, and sometimes they are formatted as disk types that Windows does not recognize (ie: anything other than FAT/NTFS). Every time I leave the disk plugged in, Windows provides me with a prompt every time it attempts to auto-mount the disk. ie:
"The following disk uses an unrecognized partition type or is not formatted. Would you like to format it now?"
I always click no, but on one unfortunate occasion, I accidentally hit enter (nice going Microsoft, default to blast away a drive with unknown partition type for me).
Is there a way to tell Windows to stop nagging me about unformatted or unrecognized drives?
Thanks!
Cloud
Posted 2012-02-07T17:15:20.463
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To clarify, are you intending to try to write a device driver or other application to resolve this problem, or did you just want to know if there was already a known solution? – Harry Johnston – 2012-02-07T20:13:24.787
I am not attempting to write a device driver. I just want to disable the system dialogs and pop-up notifications that Windows gives my every time the drive is detected by Windows, offering me to format the drive. I don't want to format it, and I want Windows to stop asking me to format it. – None – 2012-02-09T17:14:41.720