Enable Zune as Hard Drive

Posted on Nov 26, 2007 under Hardware Tips, Registry Hacks |

How to enable your Zune device to act as a hard drive and be visible in Explorer.

1. Disconnect the Zune and close out of any Zune software

2. Click Start > Run, type REGEDIT and click OK.

3. Click once on HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.
4. Click Edit > Find…

5. Type EnableLegacySupport in the Find what box and click Find Next.

6. It should find the EnableLegacySupport value, double-click on it and set the Value data to 1 and click OK.

7. Double-click PortableDeviceNameSpaceExcludeFromShell, set the Value data to 0 and click OK.

8. Double-click ShowInShell, set the Value data to 1 and click OK.

9. Close the Registry Editor.

10. Plug in the Zune and launch the Zune software. Your Zune should then be listed as a hard drive under My Computer.

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3 Comments so far »

by s marks, on December 10 2007 @ 9:42 am

i tried this hack. It doesnt work. I’m running Vista Home premium. any more suggestions?
by Mike Rogers, on December 23 2007 @ 10:58 pm

Hack works partly - It makes Zune visible, and allows the sample files to be read/played on the PC, but does not address making the Zune writable.
Still looking for how to unlock the “drive” for writing.

Thanks,
Mike
by adog727, on January 1 2008 @ 3:16 pm

Is there a hack to make the Zune drive writable