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W10 Pro - Mapped network drive fails to connect at startup
Hello, I have just changed to Windows 10 Pro from 7 Pro on another laptop. On W7 my mapped network drive worked without any problems. That is not the case with Windows 10 Pro. After opening E...
At an elevated command dos prompt type in net config server /autodisconnect:-1 and hit enter
Sounds like it's the typical Windows autodisconnect feature that can be turned off.
At an elevated command dos prompt type in net config server /autodisconnect:-1 and hit enter
- Thanks Susan. Did that and on opening Explorer there was no red X against he mapped drive. Hopefully that will continue to be the case.
I initially pressed Windows Key + R and entered cmd.exe. But the command didn't work presumably because I didn't have Admin Rights. But mine is the only account with Admin privileges so shouldn't the privilege been granted automatically as it was in W7?
Separate issue I know but just curious. Thanks for your help, much appreciated.Admin rights are not the same as what's needed for run as admin. That UAC pop gets you to the proper spot.
- A subtle but important difference!
