
Connect as: Specify the credential to be used here if the mapped drives requires different username than the current logged on user.There are two options here, you can choose either to automatically assign the first available letter or directly assign a letter to the mapped drive. Drive letter: Assign the drive letter to be used.If you don’t, it will use the folder name by default. Label as: Specify the name of the mapped drive.Otherwise, it will be removed on user logoff. Reconnect: If you tick the box, the drive will be persistent.Location:Specify the location of the network drive in UNC path format.Other settings are available here are explained below: Delete: This action will delete a specified mapped drive for user.If the mapped drive is not exist, this action will create a new mapped drive for user. Update: This action will modify the configuration of the specified mapped drive, if it exist.Replace: This action will delete the specified mapped drive, if it exist, and then re-create a new mapped drive.Create: This action will create a new mapped drive for user.On the Action drop down menu, there are four types of action: The prompt window to create drive mapping will appear Right click on Drive Maps and select New > Mapped Drive as shown in below: The policy that we’re looking for is under User Configuration > Preferences > Windows Settings > Drive Maps, see picture below for reference. Right click on the policy object and select Edit. Here, I have named it “Global OS” as shown below. Open Group Policy Management Console (GPMC) in a domain controller to create a new GPO.

This example shows how you can map this shared folder to the domain joined machine. A folder in DC is shared to the network with UNC path \\asaputra-dc1\GlobalShared.

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In this scenario, Domain Controller is installed on Windows Server 2012 R2 named asaputra-dc1, and a client running Windows 10 is joined to domain.
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How to Map Network Drive using Group Policy Preference In order to use Group Policy you need to have Domain Controller server in a network. This article shows steps to map network drive using Group Policy. You can also map network drive for users using logon script. But if you want shared folder that’s shared from File Server to be accessible by group of users or a department then it makes more sense to setup network drive mapping using Group Policy from Active Directory server. You can manually map a network drive in a PC. Mapping network drive is convenient way to access shared folder on a network.
