If the hard drive is missing in File Explorer, you can quickly troubleshoot and fix this problem with Disk Management, Device Manager, DiskPart, and other tools, and here’s how on Windows 10.

There are instances where users reports getting an error “File is open in COM surrogate” when trying to access or rename and edit a file on Windows Properties.

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Using built-in repair tools in Windows, you can quickly repair or restore the DLL file so that Device Manager opens and runs without errors.