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terminal-mode commands to re-enable network drive mapping

Gary Morin 40 Reputation points
2025-12-13T18:33:50.43+00:00

would like to find a previous solution to network drive mapping involving command-line enabling of smb function -- works for this machine but forgot to save the solution for another PC that lost connectivity

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Internet and connectivity
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  1. Lucus-V 3,425 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
    2025-12-14T04:28:50.95+00:00

    Hi Gary Morin,
    Welcome to Microsoft Q&A forum. I'm happy to help.

    Take a look at some commands bellow, remember running them requires elevated permission:

    EnableInsecureGuestLogons

    Set-SmbClientConfiguration -EnableInsecureGuestLogons $true

    Disable RequireSecuritySignature

    Set-SmbClientConfiguration -RequireSecuritySignature $false

    Map a location

    New-PSDrive -Persist -Name "X" -PSProvider "FileSystem" -Root "\\Server01\Public"

    Make sure to replace X with your preferred drive letter and \\Server01\Public with the actual path to your network share.

    I hope that above information is helpful to you.

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