Enable or Disable Reserved Storage in Windows 10  

@Brink when using the cmd version, do the changes apply right away like the other version we discovered.

Steven Campoli said:

@Brink when using the cmd version, do the changes apply right away like the other version we discovered.

Hello Steven,

Correct. The commands in option 2 get applied immediately. They are only available in Windows 10 version 2004+ though.

Does it modify the registry entries?

Steven Campoli said:

Does it modify the registry entries?

I just checked, and it appears to only change these values:

I have updated the .reg files in the tutorial to add the "MiscPolicyInfo" value.

(Disabled)

Code:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ReserveManager]
"MiscPolicyInfo"=dword:00000002
"PassedPolicy"=dword:00000000

(Enabled)

Code:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ReserveManager]
"MiscPolicyInfo"=dword:00000001
"PassedPolicy"=dword:00000001

UPDATE: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/...s/ba-p/1297070

New on the Windows IT Pro Blog: Managing reserved storage in Windows 10 environments -

Nice article :)

Tutorial updated to add PowerShell options.

2004 - This is odd - commands say I have it enabled but I cannot see portablebaselayer drive anymore.

cereberus said:

2004 - This is odd - commands say I have it enabled but I cannot see portablebaselayer drive anymore.

Same here doesn't show in disk management but it does show in Minitool Partition
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thomaseg1 said:

Same here doesn't show in disk management but it does show in Minitool Partition
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Yep - I guess this is deliberate, like the hidden MSR partition. It was always annoying seeing it.

Also, in past, disabling sandbox used to make it disappear which gave illusion it was linked to sandbox somehow. Presence or not of Sandbox no longer affects visibility of portablebaselayer.

EDIT 1: just double-checked - removing Sandbox remove the drive from Minitool as well.

EDIT 2:

just double-double-checked - adding Sandbox brings back the the drive in Minitool as well.

I kind of wonder if portablebaselayer is actually for sandbox and the 8GB Reserved Storage is another superhidden "drive"?

What a FusterCluck!