Registry: Mapped Drives Don't Appear

In third-party software, mapped network drives may not appear. This can occur in Windows 7 and Windows 10. The fix for this is to edit a registry setting using the instructions below.

Enable the EnableLinkedConnection registry value

• Click Start and type regedit in the Start Search box. Press Enter.

• Locate and then right-click the following registry subkey:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System

• Point to New, and then click DWORD Value.

• Type EnableLinkedConnections, and then press Enter.

• Right-click EnableLinkedConnections, and then click Modify.

• In the Value data box, type 1, and then click OK.

• Exit the Registry Editor and restart the computer.