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Creating OS images for a device, every time I plug the SD card, it triggers this pop-up for each of the unknown partitions.

After flashing the SD, it triggers those 10-12 pop-ups again.

And this, again and again during my daily work.

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Removing the SD does not hide/close the pop-ups either.

I just want to disable this feature on Windows. The following thread How do I disable "you need to format this disk" message in Windows Vista/7? explains how to disable it for a specific drive, but as I am flashing that drive all the time, it's not a solution.

How to disable this popup definitively on Windows 10?

Adrian Maire
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Have you already tried to disable AutoPlay? If you go into "Settings" > "Devices" > "Auto Play" and disable "Auto Play for all Media and devices" should prevent any popups from appearing when mounting devices.

Sator
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This message is sometimes dangerous if one accidentally formats a disk that shouldn't be formatted, such as as an encrypted drive.

Unfortunately, Windows will always access any newly inserted disk, in order to find its attributes for display in Disk Management.

The only sure way to disable the device is in the BIOS.

harrymc
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Try from command prompt (Admin):

mountvol /n [enter]

mountvol /r [enter]

A reboot may be required.

For external drives that should get a drive letter, assign drive letters now using Disk Management.

To enable automatic mounting again at some point do

mountvol /e [enter]

Reboot.