Invalid Driver Label in Windows

Zhiyu Lv4

2019-05-16 22:38:40 2019-05-16 22:38:40 Created 2026-02-18 00:41:07 2026-02-18 00:41:07 Updated

Tricks

Windows
| Virtualization

147 Words 1 Mins

After we change the label of a disk, the Install control programs in the original driver may be inexecutable, with an error of “Invalid Driver X:\ “

Solutions

1.1 Recommended

Using a DOS-command: subst may solve this problem properly.

subst: Assign a driver label to a path(a directory) temporarily. Then the directory can be accessed as the Driver.

subst [Driver Label] [path to dir], Create a virtual driver on the /path/to/dir.
subst [Driver Label] /D, Delete the Created virtual driver.
subst, list the current Virtual Driver
with the help of subst, we could also hide the Real Driver like “D: “ by Creating a homonymous Virtual Driver”D: “

1.2 Not Recommended

Modify the Driver Label to the required Label according to the error.

Be Cautious! Remember to change back to the original Driver Label, or you will find the other programs in this Disk are inaccessible.

Title: Invalid Driver Label in Windows
Author: Zhiyu
Created at : 2019-05-16 22:38:40
Updated at : 2026-02-18 00:41:07
Link: https://qgrain.github.io/2019/05/16/Invalid-Driver-Label-on-Windows/
License: This work is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

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