Windows 10: Remove network location mapped to drive letter from File Explorer

Unable to remove a network location, mapped to a drive letter, from File Explorer. Right click Disconnect gives Error "This network connection does not exist". Right click Properties shows "Disconnected Network Drive".

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removing a mapped network drive

How do you remove unused mapped network drives from being displayed under Network Locations in File Explorer? There is a function to disconnect them but not to remove them so have several drives listed that I no longer even have.

Not sure if this belongs under storage or network but storage seems more appropriate as it is not a traditional network problem or question.

Thank you

 

Tweaking Save Menu to show "Network" as a save location?

You may be able to "map" the network address, be sure to map to the Drive Root or top of the tree of any area you wish to access. A mapped network location shows in the File Explorer as a local Drive letter, that you select, so should work with your application.

Add a Network Location in Windows 10 | Tutorials will provide step by step

 

File Explorer Doesn't Like Drive Letter Y:

File explorer cannot cope if you have assigned both
- a locally-connected drive
and
- a network drive
to the same drive letter.

Local drive assignments are listed at the end of this Registry key's entries
Code:

Change and Assign Drive Letter - TenForumsTutorials

Network drive assignments are listed in a different Registry key
Code:

Map network drive - TenForumsTutorials


Further discussion & explanation in Using same letter for a drive and a mapped drive hides that drive from FE - Kari - TenForums

Denis