Windows 10: Strange Unremovable Network Drive in Windows 10 File Explorer

Hi,

I see two network drives with label: "Disconnected Network Drive Y:" see the image below

when I try to disconnect using the right click menu, an error shows with message: "This network connection does not exist"


I tried the command line

net use Y: /delete

but shows an error The network connection could not be found.

I don't know where these two drives come from.


When I try to open one of them, I see these files:

\autorun.inf

gpupdate.txt

tmp.bat

tmp1.bat

tmp1.txt

windows6.1-kb4474419-v2-x86_6461a8e4e61dddd4426f4755c1f1a85aa86fc355.msu

windows6.1-kb4490628-x86_3cdb3df55b9cd7ef7fcb24fc4e237ea287ad0992.msu


The two network drives content is identical, and if I create a folder in one of them it shows in the other one.

Is this a virus or Trojan or a security problem or not? and how to remove them?


I use Windows 10 Version 2004 OS Build 19041.388


Regards




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The content of one of them is identical with the other:



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Windows 10 Tweaks

Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

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Disconnected network drive showing in File Explorer

Recently a strange drive appeared in File Explorer. It is labeled (A Disconnected Network Drive.

I have NEVER mapped a network drive on this computer. When I attempt to right click and disconnect I get a box saying "This network connection does not exist." If I just click on it I get a box saying it is not accessible. Access is denied. Properties
simply says it is empty.

I cannot get rid of it. Trying to delete it under Drive Mapping in Explorer yields an error message saying it does not exist.

I went to safe mode with networking. It does NOT appear in File Explorer in Safe Mode. However it continues to appear in normal mode.

It is as if Windows just made something up to clutter my File Explorer.

BTW I already tried using admin command prompt to delete it. I get an error message saying that the drive does not exist.

Someone on a forum suggested trying to map a new drive on the same drive letter. Win 10 will not even display drive A as a choice in the dropdown.

How do I get rid of this?

 

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