Windows 10: My Mapped Drives always keep disconnecting once per month or so

I'm in a domain and logged on as an user. Every each a month or so, one or both of my drives were disconnected by somehow. It have occurred about 3 times in total. I have 2 mapped drives. For the latest disconnection, only one drive this time.Z:\Personal - This drive is fine.Q:\Shared Folder - Disconnected after a windows boot.After a mapped drive disconnected by somehow:1. Using file explorer to check on, the whole mapped drive disappeared. 2. In the command prompt, using wmic netuse to check on, I don't see the drive anymore.Both of them are:1. Set to "Reconnect at sign-in

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Mapped Network Drive Disconnects and Will Not Reconnect

OS:Windows 10 V20H2
PC: Dell XPS8940
Router: Netgear R7000 w/ TomatoUSB

• Nine of ten mapped network drives on my desktop PC behave normally! The tenth is a problem. It is mapped to the USB drive connected to my router.
• Sometimes (days) I cannot connect to this mapped drive and it fails to reconnect. At that point I can still connect to this drive from ALL other devices on my Workgroup LAN. None of those devices have the drive mapped!
• For a short time, using "Net Use" shows the drive trying reconnect. Later it says "Disconnected".
• The only way I have found to reconnect to that drive is to perform:
  1. net use U: /delete
  2. net use U: \\HARENET-HD\data
• This problem has started within the last several months. Maybe it's related to a Windows update??

Help would be appreciated!
Jim ;{)

 

Unable to Open/Disconnect a Mapped Drive in Windows 10

Hi Landon,

To resolve this issue, please follow the steps on how to disconnect a Mapped drive below:

• Right click on Start button > select
  Command Prompt (Admin).
• Type " mountvol /r "
• Reboot your computer.

Regards.

 

Unable to disconnect Mapped drive

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



As you have mentioned that you have removed the mapped drives through GPO and still the drive keeps appearing, I suggest you to try removing the mapped drive by running the Net use command in Command Prompt and see if that helps. Please follow the
steps mentioned below:

1. Press Windows key + S, and type Command Prompt.
   
2. Right click on the Command Prompt icon and select
   Run as administrator.
   
3. Now, type net use f: \\financial\public /delete
   (Replace f: \\financial\public with the drive name)
   

For more information on Net use command, you can refer the article
Net use.



If the issue persists, I suggest you to post your query in TechNet
forums, where we have support professionals who are well equipped with the knowledge on the GPO and mapped drivers to assist you with the appropriate details.



Regards,

Nikhar Khare

Microsoft Community - Moderator