Windows 10: Change the properties of a .lnk shortcut from showing the mapped network drive letter to...

Hello, I am attempting a part 1 of 2 step process in which I convert all drives pointing to a certain network share over to another. The first step is the one I am having the most trouble with. I need to write a powershell script that will change the target location & target to the UNC path. An example to clarify would be the following: changing T:\IT to \\oldfileserver\public\IT. That way in part 2 I can replace the prefix \\oldfileserver with the new one. I'd like to see the change reflected in right clicking on the shortcut on the desktop > properties > shortcut. Thank you all!

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Create a shortcut to map a network drive windows 10

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

As per the issue description you are willing to create a shortcut to map a network drive. I would suggest you to refer the steps provided in the articles mentioned below and see if it helps.

Create a shortcut to (map) a network drive

Create a shortcut to (map) a network drive


Note: These articles are for Windows 7/8/8.1 but steps holds good for Windows 10 too.

Hope the information provided is helpful. Do let us know if you have any more concern related to Windows. We will be more than happy to assist you.



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Cannot add/change drive letter in disk management or map network drive.

I need to connect portable HDD to my PC but the drive is not showed up.(Another PC worked normally) When I try to assign drive letter in drive management.(Volume is appeared in Disk Management as NTFS but no drive assigned) Drive letter list is greyed out except
"Mount in the following empty NTFS folder" and map network drive also, drive list is empty. So, i don't really know what to do at this
problem.

 

Cannot add/change drive letter in disk management or map network drive.

Hi,

Thanks for the update on the issue. try these methods and check.

Method 1: I would suggest you to change to the following options for
both the systems (Main PC and Set-top PC) on the network in the
advanced sharing settings (OpenNetwork & Sharing Center
> Change Advanced Sharing settings):



- Turn on Network Discovery

- Turn on file and printer sharing

- Turn on sharing so anyone with network access can read and write files in the public folders

- Turn off password protected sharing



Now, try to map the drive following these steps:

• Press Windows key+E key on the keyboard.
• Click Computer (above) and click on
  Map network drive from the options given under the address bar.
• In the Drive box, click the drive letter you want to use.
• In the Folder box, type
  \\server\share, where you can type the IP address of the drive to be mapped. For example, if the IP address is 192.168.6.xxx, you can type
  \\192.168.6.xxx.
• Click Finish.

Method 2:

Try to ping the IP address from the Run command. Refer to the following steps:

• Press Windows button and
  R key
• Type in the IP address of the drive to be mapped, e.g., if the IP address is 192.168.6.xxx, you can type
  \\192.168.6.xxx.
• Click OK.

Check if you are able to open the network drive.



Method 3:

If the methods do not help, try to rename the
hosts file in the drivers and check if you are able to connect to the network drive.

• Click Windows key and File explorer.
• Go to the location C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc.
• Rename the file hosts to
  hosts.old and close the window.
• Restart your computer.

Hope this information is helpful. If the issue still persists, please post back for further assistance, we'll be glad to assist you.

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