Hi guys. I have a network drive mapped to Z. When I restart my PC my networked HP all-in-one printer's memory card steals the drive letter. If I click on the memory card the device cannot be found. Is it possible to prevent the printer from intercepting the Z drive letter? Thanx 4 looking.

Hi, Based on my research, this behavior occurs if you map a network drive to the first available drive letter after the drive letters for the local volumes and CD-ROM drives. To prevent this issue from occurring, when you map a network drive, assign the highest available drive letter to the mapped network drive. To work around this issue if the new volume appears in Disk Management, specify a different drive letter for your printer’s memory card . To do this, follow these steps: 1. Right-click My Computer, and then click Manage. 2. Under Computer Management (Local), click Disk Management. 3. In the list of drives in the right pane, right-click the new drive and then click Change Drive Letter and Path(s). 4. Click Change, and in the drop-down box, select a drive letter for the new drive that is not assigned to a mapped network drive. 5. Click OK, and then click OK again. Hope it helps. Regards, Alex ZhaoPlease remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.