Windows 10 is a great platform for managing your files and devices. However, it can be difficult to find the drive that corresponds to your network drive. To map a network drive on Windows 10, you first need to create a new folder on your computer and name it “network”. Then, you need to create a new file in this new folder called “drive.map”. This file will list all of the devices that are connected to your computer. You will need to identify the network drive that corresponds to the device listed in this file. To do this, you will need to use the following steps:

  1. Open File Explorer and navigate to the “network” folder on your computer.
  2. In File Explorer, click on the “drive” icon in the top left corner of the screen.
  3. In the resulting window, click on the “id” tab and enter in “C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\NetworkDrive”.
  4. Click on the “add” button and enter in “C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Roaming.windows10\config”.
  5. Click on the “add” button again and enter in “C:\Users\[username].localprofiles.microsoft\windows10\settings”.

Creating a mapped network drive allows you to quickly access files and folders on a shared network as if they were on your local machine. Fortunately, Windows 10 lets you map network drives in just a few simple steps.

Turn On Network Discovery

If you want to map a network drive on your Windows 10 PC, you’ll need to enable network discovery first. To do so, open Control Panel and then click “View Network Status and Tasks” under the Network and Internet group.

Next, click “Change Advanced Sharing Settings” in the left-hand pane.

On the next screen, click the bubble next to “Turn on Network Discovery” to select it.

Click “Save Changes” and then network discovery will be enabled.

Map a Network Drive

With network discovery turned on, you can now map a network drive. First, open File Explorer and then click “This PC” in the left-hand pane.

Next, click “Map Network Drive” in the Network group of the Computer tab.

The Map Network Drive window will appear. In the text box next to “Drive,” select the drive letter that you’d like to use. You can use any letter that’s not currently used on your device. Type the folder or computer path in the “Folder” text box, or click “Browse” and choose the device from the pop-up that appears. You can also select “Reconnect at Sign-in” if you’d like to connect each time you log in to your device.

Once you’ve set that up, click “Finish” and the network drive will be mapped on your device.

That’s all there is to it. Using a mapped network drive, and learning how to share with (and view and access what’s shared on) a network will save you a lot of time and energy.

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