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If a drive is missing on your device, it could be a letter assignment issue. Follow the steps below to using PowerShell to quickly assign a new letter. Step 1 Search for Windows PowerShell in the start menu, right-click the result, and select Run as administrator. Step 2 Run the following command to get the disk information Get-Disk Step 3 Run the following command to get the partition information Get-Partition -DiskNumber 1 Step 4 Run the following command to assign the drive letter Get-Partition -DiskNumber 1 -PartitionNumber 2 | Set-Partition -NewDriveLetter Z In the above command, replace the following; 1 with the Drive Number you want to assign letters 2 with the Partition Number you want to assign letter Z with the Drive Letter you want to assign Once you’ve completed the steps, the hard drive will now appear in File Explorer.

If you are going to install windows from USB Flash drive, you'll need a USB Flash drive with a minimum capacity of 4GB and an ISO image of the Windows version you are going to install.  Format your USB Flash drive Download and install  Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool Locate the ISO image of windows Select USB device Choose your flash drive and click Begin copying The process may take little time to complete After the copying is finished, you can see the files on the flash drive as you would if you opened the installation disc. Now you can start the installation on any computer that allows you to boot from a USB drive. Update (2015/08/13) This method works with all variations of windows 10.