New PC built with Win 11 24H2. Won't reconnect WD MyCloud network drive at login.

Question

New PC built by CPU Solutions in Madison WI in January 2025. Win 11 Home Ver 24H2. I finally managed to map my Western Digital MyCloud network drive manually by using "different account credentials". The credentials needed are the MyCloud drive "Name" and "Password". The drive is connected ethernet to my router. However, on restart, the new Win 11 PC will not reconnect. The "Reconnect at Login" option is set. I never had this problem on my Win 10 PC (too old to upgrade to Win 11), and do not have this problem on my Dell Laptop, which I upgraded a few months ago from Win 10 to Win 11.

Answer 1

It sounds like Windows 11 isn’t properly saving the credentials for your mapped Western Digital MyCloud drive, causing it to fail reconnecting on startup. Since your Dell laptop (upgraded to Windows 11) does not have this issue, it’s likely a problem with how Windows 11 Home 24H2 handles stored credentials or network drive reconnections.

Possible Fixes:

1. Ensure Credentials Are Stored in Windows Credential Manager

Since your drive requires a "Name" and "Password", ensure Windows saves them permanently:

1. Open Control Panel → Credential Manager → Windows Credentials.
2. Click Add a Windows credential.
3. Enter the following details:
   • Internet or network address: \[MyCloudDeviceName] (or its IP address, e.g., \192.168.1.100)
     • User name: Your MyCloud username (not your Windows username)
       • Password: Your MyCloud password
       1. Click OK and restart your PC.

This forces Windows to always use these credentials when reconnecting the drive.

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2. Use a Persistent Drive Mapping Script

If Windows still doesn’t reconnect, create a startup script to remap the drive automatically:

1. Open Notepad and paste the following:

batch

KopyalaDüzenle

@echo off

net use Z: \[MyCloudDeviceName][SharedFolder] /user:[YourUsername] [YourPassword] /persistent:yes

exit

1. Replace [MyCloudDeviceName] with your MyCloud name or IP address.
2. Replace [SharedFolder] with the actual folder name you are mapping.
3. Replace [YourUsername] and [YourPassword] with your MyCloud credentials.
4. Change Z: to your desired drive letter.
5. Save the file as MapDrive.bat (Make sure it’s not saved as .txt).
6. Place it in: C:\Users\YourUserName\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
7. Restart your PC and check if the drive reconnects. It sounds like Windows 11 isn’t properly saving the credentials for your mapped Western Digital MyCloud drive, causing it to fail reconnecting on startup. Since your Dell laptop (upgraded to Windows 11) does not have this issue, it’s likely a problem with how Windows 11 Home 24H2 handles stored credentials or network drive reconnections. Possible Fixes:
   1. Ensure Credentials Are Stored in Windows Credential Manager
   Since your drive requires a "Name" and "Password", ensure Windows saves them permanently:
   1. Open Control Panel → Credential Manager → Windows Credentials.
   2. Click Add a Windows credential.
   3. Enter the following details:
      • Internet or network address: \[MyCloudDeviceName] (or its IP address, e.g., \192.168.1.100)
      • User name: Your MyCloud username (not your Windows username)
      • Password: Your MyCloud password
   4. Click OK and restart your PC.
   This forces Windows to always use these credentials when reconnecting the drive.
   2. Use a Persistent Drive Mapping Script
   If Windows still doesn’t reconnect, create a startup script to remap the drive automatically:
   1. Open Notepad and paste the following:
   batch KopyalaDüzenle @echo off net use Z: \[MyCloudDeviceName][SharedFolder] /user:[YourUsername] [YourPassword] /persistent:yes exit
   1. Replace [MyCloudDeviceName] with your MyCloud name or IP address.
   2. Replace [SharedFolder] with the actual folder name you are mapping.
   3. Replace [YourUsername] and [YourPassword] with your MyCloud credentials.
   4. Change Z: to your desired drive letter.
   5. Save the file as MapDrive.bat (Make sure it’s not saved as .txt).
   6. Place it in: C:\Users\YourUserName\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
   7. Restart your PC and check if the drive reconnects.

Answer 2

Hello,

Thank you for posting in Q&A forum.

You can try to modify the registry to see if it can solve the problem：

"Win+R" to open Run, type: regedit to open the Registry Editor,

Locate: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SharedAccess

Right-click the mouse in the blank space and create a new "DWORD (32-bit) value (D)",

The name is "EnableRebootPersistConnection" and change the numerical data to 1.

Note If you modify the registry incorrectly, you can cause serious problems. Therefore, follow these steps carefully. For additional protection, back up the registry before you modify it. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, see How to back up and restore the registry in Windows.

I hope the information above is helpful.

Best regards

Zunhui

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