Windows Sandbox in windows 11 - sharing network drive folder

Question

Hello,

Since I upgraded to Windows 11 from Windows 10, my configuration to share network drive into the windows sandbox, through configuration file, ends with error message:

Windows Sandbox Failed to initialize.The system cannot find the path specified. (0x8007003)

This has worked on Windows 10 setup flawlessly, I have checked for any possible path and spelling errors on the new systems, all the paths in configurations exist.

The same error shows when I try to share the folder on Network Drive through the little icon on top and Share Folder.

I did not find this problem anywhere on the internet, would you please be so kind and help me solve it?

Thank you in advance.

***Move from Windows / Windows 11 / Files, folders, and storage***

Answer 1

Hello,

Based on the error information you provided, I suggest you open CMD as an administrator and run the following commands in sequence to see if the problem is caused by missing or damaged system files:

DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth

sfc /scannow

Use the System File Checker tool to repair missing or corrupted system files - Microsoft Support

Best Regards

Zunhui

Answer 2

Hello,

Thank you for your reply, I restarted after each command completed succesfully but the error persists.

Thank you for any other suggestions on how to fix this issue.

Answer 3

Hi,

I suggest you open Windows Service Manager. Make sure the following Windows services are running.

Network Virtualization Service

Virtual Disk

Hyper-V Virtual Machine

Hyper-V Host Computer Service

Container Management Service

Best Regards

Zunhui