Windows 10: Map network drive to computer without user sign in

Discus and support Map network drive to computer without user sign in in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; Hello all,I need to map a cloud drive to the file server. It works when I manually map it but it needs to be available after the server restarts... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by Isac-ICT, Nov 15, 2021.

  1. Isac-ICT Win User

    Map network drive to computer without user sign in


    Hello all,I need to map a cloud drive to the file server. It works when I manually map it but it needs to be available after the server restarts without requiring user sign in. I created a PowerShell script and works when I run it with a regular user and maps the drive. The issue start when I put the script under startup scripts on local GPO, computer policy > Windows Settings > Scripts > startup since no user logins to file server. It doesn't map the drive. SYSTEM account has full access to the script location.My Script is below, I tried many different parameters like this to run

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    Isac-ICT, Nov 15, 2021
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  2. DMyr Win User

    Trouble Mapping Network Drive

    I have a WD NAS drive connected to my router and have mapped it on three of my computers. I just setup another laptop with Windows 10 and have updated it to 1809 and when I tired Mapping a network drive nothing is displayed in the browse window except the
    computer I am currently using. The drive is shown under network locations in File Explorer but not when you select map network drive and browse. I right clicked on the drive and selected properties and noted the IP address and went back into Map network drive
    but instead of selecting browse I entered the IP address but it still does not map the drive. The strange part is if I go to any of the computers that already has the network drive mapped and select Map network drive and select browse none of those computers
    show the drive either but you can select the mapped drive in the drive list in file explorer and it works just fine.

    I have read several articles both here and elsewhere and tried the suggestions but nothing works. Network discovery is turned on as is file sharing and also checked if all three boxes under SMB file sharing support in Windows features were also checked and
    they are. I have mapped several computers to several different drives over the years and anytime the drive was not listed it was always easy to go into Network Sharing Centre and find the problem but everything seems to be as it should so would appreciate
    if someone can suggest something I may have overlooked.

    Thank you
     
  3. fatpat Win User
    Mapped Drives Issues

    To clarify .... the issue is the Windows 10 OS. It is with Windows File Explorer. The Mapped drives used to appear in File Explorer's left panel list of drives and folders. Two days ago File explorer stopped show the mapped drives. so not they don;t appear in the list of Drives and folders.

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    I did, it has no effect. I also check the NAS devices they support SMB 2.0. Also I have several other computers on my home network they work fine with the mapped drives and They do not have SMB 1 turned on. So it is something that happened to the computer in question.
     
    fatpat, Nov 15, 2021
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  4. CraigS Win User

    Map network drive to computer without user sign in

    Work Mapped drives not working at home.


    Hello All.

    I have a user at work that has a laptop as her main work use (docking station at work, then takes it home to work at home).
    we have a list of mapped network drives that we use here, including a personal drive.

    however when this user gets home or off the network, the personal drive seems to become inactive/go missing.

    there are no USB drives that interfere with the network drives, and i am lost looking for solutions.

    any suggestions/help would be greatly appreciated.

    thanks.
     
    CraigS, Nov 15, 2021
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