I am not able to disconnect a mapped netwotk drive in windows 10

Question

I have a windows 10 workstation with the latest updates. I have a mapped network drive that I am trying to disconnect and when I try to disconnect, I get a message Access Denied. I am an admin on the computer and have all the permissions to delete, but I am being denied access. Is there a way to delete it in the registry or via a powershell command?

Thanks for your help.

Bilal

Answer 1

Hi.

You can try to remove the mapped network drive from the registry. Here are the steps:

1. Open the Registry Editor by typing "regedit" in the Start menu search bar and pressing Enter.
2. Navigate to the following key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Network
3. Find the key that corresponds to the mapped network drive you want to remove.
4. Right-click on the key and select "Delete".
5. Confirm the deletion.

Note: Editing the registry can be risky, so it's recommended to create a backup before making any changes.

Best Regards,

Hania Lian

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Answer 2

You can use PowerShell to remove a mapped network drive. Open PowerShell as an administrator and use the Remove-SmbMapping cmdlet.

Remove-SmbMapping -LocalPath X:

Replace "X:" with the drive letter assigned to the mapped network drive.