The disk was deleted by surprise, event ID 157 [Solution]

If Event Viewer displays an error message called The disk was deleted by surprise with event ID 157, this tutorial will be helpful to you. Here are some of the effective solutions that will fix this problem on your computer. Whether it is disk 0, disk 1, disk 2 or anything else, you can follow the same solutions.

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The record was deleted by surprise. This is an error in the system event log on Windows devices. This is an unusual problem on the ramdisk that all XBOX Live PC and Microsoft PC installations depend on.

Usually, this problem occurs when something disrupts the system's communication with a disk.

Disk Event ID 157 was unexpectedly deleted in Event Viewer, preventing the user from using the designated virtual drive to install games. This virtual drive will not be visible in File Explorer like other drives.

You might also encounter the VMWare that was removed by surprise issue. The solutions described will resolve the issue but you will need to make the changes directly in the emulated operating system from VMWare.

This tutorial will apply to computers, laptops, desktops, and tablets running Windows 10 and Windows 11 (Home, Pro, Enterprise, Education) operating systems from all supported hardware manufacturers, such as Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, Alienware, Razer, MSI, Huawei, Microsoft Surface and Samsung.

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