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--- win:network_drives [2018/07/17 12:34]
derek created
+++ win:network_drives [2024/09/22 19:51] (current)
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 =====Network Drives=====
-There is an issue with network drives that are set to be mapped on startup, where windows attempts to map them before the network has been initialized properly.
+====Not Reconnecting at Startup====
+There is an issue with network drives that are set to be mapped on startup, where windows attempts to map them before the network has been initialised properly.
-One way of fixing it is to give the computer a static IP address, this works most of the time because it causes the network to be ready faster, with my setup I can't do this because it seems to break some local dns things.
+A partial fix for this is to give the computer a static IP address, this works most of the time because it causes the network to be ready faster, but not always and may not be an option.
-I'm testing:
+A better option is to make a scheduled task that runs when the network is available, as described in [[#Setup]].
-  * Press Win+R and type gpedit.msc to start Group Policy editor
-  * Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\Logon > Enable "Always wait for the network at computer startup and logon" FIXME (Test if this works)
-Another option may be to map the network drives as the system rather than as a user.
+====Admin Access to User Shares====
+Another issue is programs that are run as administrator don't have access to shares mapped as a user.
+To work around this problem, configure the EnableLinkedConnections registry value. This value enables Windows to share network connections between the filtered access token and the full administrator access token for a member of the Administrators group.
+====Setup====
+  * Open the network tab in Explorer and connect to the network share to authenticate for the first time, make sure to select ''Remember my credentials''
+  * Open Task Scheduler
+  * ''Action'' > ''Create Task''
+  * ''General'':
+    * ''Name'' > ''Reconnect Network Drives''
+    * ''Run only when user is logged on''
+    * ''Configure for'' > ''Windows 10''
+  * ''Triggers'' > ''New'':
+    * ''Begin the task'' > ''At startup''
+  * ''Conditions'' > ''Network'' > ''Start only if the following network connections are available''
+  * ''Actions'' > ''New'':
+    * ''Action'' > ''Start a program''
+    * ''Program/Script'' > ''cmd.exe''
+    * ''Add arguments'':
+<code>
+/c "net use R: "\\FileServer\Public" & net use S: "\\FileServer\Documents" & net use T: "\\FileServer\Photos" & net use U: "\\FileServer\Music" & net use V: "\\FileServer\Video" & net use W: "\\FileServer\Software" & net use X: "\\FileServer\Dereks Documents" & net use Y: "\\FileServer\Downloads" & net use Z: "\\FileServer\Dereks Backups""
+</code>
+  * Download and run the following file to allow applications run as administrator to access these shares:
+<code reg ShareNetworkShares.reg>
+Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
+[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System]
+"EnableLinkedConnections"=dword:00000001
+</code>

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