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Ray Proudfoot
Sep 03, 2018Copper Contributor
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...
- Sep 07, 2018
At an elevated command dos prompt type in net config server /autodisconnect:-1 and hit enter
Sep 07, 2018
Sounds like it's the typical Windows autodisconnect feature that can be turned off.
Sep 07, 2018
At an elevated command dos prompt type in net config server /autodisconnect:-1 and hit enter
- Ray ProudfootSep 07, 2018Copper ContributorThanks 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.- Sep 07, 2018
Admin rights are not the same as what's needed for run as admin. That UAC pop gets you to the proper spot.
- Ray ProudfootSep 07, 2018Copper ContributorA subtle but important difference!