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Driver letter is unexpectedly assigned after you mount a volume to a folder in Windows Server 2012 R2

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Symptoms

Consider the following scenario:
  • You install a new hard disk on a Windows Server 2012 R2-based computer.
  • You open Server manager, click File and Storage Services, click volumes, and then click Disk.
  • You create a new volume on the disk. When you create the volume, you use these options:
    • Format the disk as a GUID partition table (GPT) style disk.
    • Mount the volume to a folder instead of assigning a driver letter to it.
  • You restart the computer.
In this scenario, the volume of the disk is assigned a driver letter after the restart.

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Workaround

To work around this issue, use the Diskpart command or Disk Management to assign the mount folder.

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Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

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Article Info
Article ID : 2982493
Revision : 1
Created on : 1/7/2017
Published on : 7/16/2014
Exists online : False
Views : 256