Windows 10: UNC vs Mapped Drive

Hi, The organization I work for use windows services to run our service modules. While investigating and auditing our configuration, we've found that we are getting permission issue from using UNC and Mapped drive. Bottom line is; UNC has no issue. However, issue arises if I set up a mapped drive shared drive and use it. Brief detail of the current set up; 1. Two serversServer A, Server B , 1 DB server + File server 2. Both server A,B talks to same DB, same File server 3. File server is set up as a shared drive mapped drive 4. All Windows services have domain user log on as Issue: If

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Drive Letter Mapping reverts to UNC path

When I use a mapped drive letter in an icon in Windows 10, if I check the Run as Administrator on the icon properties, the icon then reverts to UNC path instead of using the drive letter mapping. Of course, if I don't run as Administrator, I don't have
the permissions I need to run my program accessed by the icon.

 

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.

 

Connecting NAS - mapping of drives

Ok,

If you want, we can do a step by step troubleshooting of your current situation:

If you are able to ping your Machine and it responds.
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Try to view if your NAS appears on the Network List:
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If Your NAS appears on the list, try to view it:
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The available shares will be listed there.

Then Try to List the content of one of the directories:
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This should list the content of the directory,

If all this works Try to map a drive on one share:
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Pls reply with the "response" of the first "encounter" of a non positive output.

This exercise should reveal if you have a Network or Protocol or Cipher or Authentication problem.