Unable to mount / map the drive letter in Explorer, command line is working fine.

Question

The drive is mapped perfectly in the command line, can't see the Drive letter in Windows Explorer.

PS S:\Shared F Drive> Get-SmbMapping

Status Local Path Remote Path

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OK S: \storxxx.file.core.windows.net\storxxxdata

Answer 1

Hello,

Thank you for posting in Q&A forum.

I recommend that you try mounting the share as a non-administrator because Windows File Explorer does not run as an administrator by default. If you run net use from an administrative command prompt, the network drive will be mapped as an administrator. Since mapped drives are user-centric, if the drives are mounted under a different user account, the logged in user account will not see those drives.

If the problem still does not resolve, you can try the following methods to see if it resolves the issue:

1. Click Start, type regedit in the Start programs and files box, and then press ENTER.
2. Locate and then right-click the registry subkey HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System.
3. Point to New, and then click DWORD Value.
4. Type EnableLinkedConnections, and then press ENTER.
5. Right-click EnableLinkedConnections, and then click Modify.
6. In the Value data box, type 1, and then click OK.
7. Exit Registry Editor, and then restart the computer.

Note If you modify the registry incorrectly, you can cause serious problems. Therefore, follow these steps carefully. For additional protection, back up the registry before you modify it. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, see How to back up and restore the registry in Windows.

I hope the information above is helpful.

Best regards

Zunhui

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Answer 2

Hi,

Do you need assistance with Windows 11 24H2?