Intel Storage Icon not working on windows 10

[VisciousFishes]

I have tried and tried, but try as I might I am unable to use the RST icon in my task manager.

The service is running used the most up to date RST drivers. I am used to seeing the disc with the tick in the task bar on my previous installation but this installation is not allowing me to use the service correctly. I did finally get the icon up and running but a reset to confirm the installation results in no RST icon on the screen.

I have tried multiple "fixes" that haven't worked including turning the service from delayed automatic start to automatic start. Bios is set to AHCI/

Asus ROG strix Z390-F - i9 9900k
RAM and discs etc seems irrelevant unless asked for.
Windows build 1903 Pro x64. (Fresh install last week)

Many thanks in advance.

Fixes attempted are as follows

https://www.drivereasy.com/knowledge/solved-intel-rst-service-is-not-running-on-windows-10/ (no downloads from this page)

I have tried a few other fixes but they ultimately end up the same way - not fixed.

Again, many thanks for reading.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Why do u need RST is a question I had. It's not even needed unless you need to use it for software raid perhaps.

The motherboard core driver would just be the intel chipset INF which is a set of drivers that covers the core chipset, sata, ahci. The other intel softwares are just optional.

For drive monitoring try an app such as OpenHardwareMonitor

[VisciousFishes]

Messaggio originale di Bad 💀 Motha:

Full scan with Windows Defender and MalwareBytes couldn't hurt.

But overall if you've been running Win10 since it was upgraded from Win7 or 8, it's time to just clean install Win10 64bit 1903, which should have been done long ago

No my old system was a Win 7 upgrade. This system is a new and fresh install. I kept the drives, formatted the old system drive but there is one thing I just thought of - my new ssd doesnt have the system reserved volume and I didn't delete it from the old drive when I installed the system. Just saying that leads me to believe that that very fact (my sysreserve on my old boot ssd) could actually be the issue.

I use AVG and WinDef. I will do a double check with both once I am no longer AFK.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Avg is fairly trash also.
MalwareBytes actually catches and repairs stuff.

When you installed Win10, you probably had other drives connected, never do that. Always just connect the target drive you wish to install OS to so the os installer never touches your other drives. As these can be reconnected later after the os install has completed.

[VisciousFishes]

Messaggio originale di Bad 💀 Motha:

Why do u need RST is a question I had. It's not even needed unless you need to use it for software raid perhaps.

I can do software raid via windows easier than rst from my understanding. I can also do Intel RST raid at a bios level too, with this board.

Is partly habit - used to things working a certain way. Hence my preference for Intel. I don't tend to use raid (which I suppose tells.me that I don't really need RST) but it was something I was considering for this system. I tend to like a disc to be a disc.

[VisciousFishes]

Messaggio originale di Bad 💀 Motha:

Avg is fairly trash also.
MalwareBytes actually catches and repairs stuff.

When you installed Win10, you probably had other drives connected, never do that. Always just connect the target drive you wish to install OS to so the os installer never touches your other drives. As these can be reconnected later after the os install has completed.

Needed bluray for installation. I didn't connect the drives. Which at this point seems a good place to start - rearranging my SATA config.

[UTFapolloMarine]

Messaggio originale di jakethebusker:

Messaggio originale di Bad 💀 Motha:

Avg is fairly trash also.
MalwareBytes actually catches and repairs stuff.

When you installed Win10, you probably had other drives connected, never do that. Always just connect the target drive you wish to install OS to so the os installer never touches your other drives. As these can be reconnected later after the os install has completed.

Needed bluray for installation. I didn't connect the drives. Which at this point seems a good place to start - rearranging my SATA config.

do you get bsod sometimes?

[Bad 💀 Motha]

You can make backup discs if you like, but the original discs for Win10 and Motherboard drivers should just go in the trash. They serve no purpose since they aren't supported after a short period. This is why you wipe a usb flash drive and get the latest Win10 iso after a while, or make a new disc, such as dvd. Same goes for drivers.

[VisciousFishes]

Messaggio originale di POUusnavy:

Messaggio originale di jakethebusker:

Needed bluray for installation. I didn't connect the drives. Which at this point seems a good place to start - rearranging my SATA config.

do you get bsod sometimes?

Not really. May have had 2 or 3 last few days. I know changing my nvme bandwidth from 2x to 4x creates boot issues. That reports a set up issue. I had a few but nothing worth complaining about.

Messaggio originale di Bad 💀 Motha:

You can make backup discs if you like, but the original discs for Win10 and Motherboard drivers should just go in the trash. They serve no purpose since they aren't supported after a short period. This is why you wipe a usb flash drive and get the latest Win10 iso after a while, or make a new disc, such as dvd. Same goes for drivers.

I have incremental system drive backups. Essentially all programs that I use and plugins are backed up regular (daily). Like editing software and the 60GB of instruments needed to record.

As I said before this system is more workstation than gaming rig. It just happens to be able to run games also.

[UTFapolloMarine]

Messaggio originale di jakethebusker:

Messaggio originale di POUusnavy:

do you get bsod sometimes?

Not really. May have had 2 or 3 last few days. I know changing my nvme bandwidth from 2x to 4x creates boot issues. That reports a set up issue. I had a few but nothing worth complaining about.

Messaggio originale di Bad 💀 Motha:

You can make backup discs if you like, but the original discs for Win10 and Motherboard drivers should just go in the trash. They serve no purpose since they aren't supported after a short period. This is why you wipe a usb flash drive and get the latest Win10 iso after a while, or make a new disc, such as dvd. Same goes for drivers.

I have incremental system drive backups. Essentially all programs that I use and plugins are backed up regular (daily). Like editing software and the 60GB of instruments needed to record.

As I said before this system is more workstation than gaming rig. It just happens to be able to run games also.

okay you may have old partitions that are causing these problems, the best way is reinstall windows and delete all partitions! this will for sure fix your problem

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Backing up installed programs is pointless, you can't just restore the files and have the apps work should you redo your os. You backup your created files, maybe also downloaded files, and the actual app installer. Not the app after its been installed.

[VisciousFishes]

Messaggio originale di POUusnavy:

okay you may have old partitions that are causing these problems, the best way is reinstall windows and delete all partitions! this will for sure fix your problem

I have to agree, you could be right there. I believe the old "system reserved" partition is causing the issues now.

[UTFapolloMarine]

Messaggio originale di jakethebusker:

Messaggio originale di POUusnavy:

okay you may have old partitions that are causing these problems, the best way is reinstall windows and delete all partitions! this will for sure fix your problem

I have to agree, you could be right there. I believe the old "system reserved" partition is causing the issues now.

dealt with the same issue last year, grabbed an hdd from a ps4, was running fine but still had old windows partitions and my windows would read the other partition instead of the updated version and caused what i believed to be false BSOD and pc acted like it had viruses and really didnt good luck man, also sometimes it would take 4 minutes to get into windows now easily boot in 9 seconds

[VisciousFishes]

Messaggio originale di Bad 💀 Motha:

Backing up installed programs is pointless, you can't just restore the files and have the apps work should you redo your os. You backup your created files and the actual app installer. Not the app after its been installed.

It's a system image for restoration purposes. Docs, Pics, etc, plus system image.

[VisciousFishes]

Messaggio originale di POUusnavy:

Messaggio originale di jakethebusker:

I have to agree, you could be right there. I believe the old "system reserved" partition is causing the issues now.

dealt with the same issue last year, grabbed an hdd from a ps4, was running fine but still had old windows partitions and my windows would read the other partition instead of the updated version and caused what i believed to be false BSOD and pc acted like it had viruses and really didnt good luck man

Gonna need it if I reinstall! Many thanks.

[UTFapolloMarine]

Messaggio originale di jakethebusker:

Messaggio originale di POUusnavy:

dealt with the same issue last year, grabbed an hdd from a ps4, was running fine but still had old windows partitions and my windows would read the other partition instead of the updated version and caused what i believed to be false BSOD and pc acted like it had viruses and really didnt good luck man

Gonna need it if I reinstall! Many thanks.

amen dude good luck you will enjoy a fresh install anyhow it feels like your just got the pc once you do