Mapping network drives is one of a many common jobs for a network administrator. In a past we used to use a script, though there is a organisation process environment that can save us a scripting effort.

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Mapping Network Drives Using Group Policy

Open a Group Policy Management Console by acid for it from a Start Menu.

Youll wish to cavalcade down into your domain until we strech a Machines object, where we can right-click and name to Make a GPO.

Note: Although a OU in a instance is called a Machines OU it also contains some users. The Group Policy Setting that allows we to map drives is a User environment and is therefore reserved during logon, this means that a OU that we tie a GPO to should enclose Users rather than usually computers. IT Support .

We have to give a new process a name, we will name ours Mapped Drives (General).

Now we can right click on a process and name edit.

The process that controls mapped drives is located at

User ConfigurationPreferencesDrive Maps

We need to name a process and right click in a white space and name new mapped drive.

Change a movement to make, and form a plcae for your common folder.

Now set a mark, this is a name that will seem on a expostulate in my computer. You will also need to name a expostulate letter, it is a best use to name a immobile minute opposite a board, a final thing we need to do is change a radio symbol during a bottom to Show this drive.

Now when a users logon a drives will be facilely mapped.