Mapped Network Drives Not Available

Created by Chris Sandu, Modified on Tue, 18 Feb, 2025 at 9:16 AM by Chris Sandu



Mapped Network Drives Not Available    Revised 07/22/2022


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If mapped network drives are not appearing when trying to do a Save As in a program, try the following change in the Registry.


Registry Hack


To configure the EnableLinkedConnections registry value

  1. Click Start, type regedit in the Start programs and files box, and then press ENTER.

  2. Locate and then right-click the registry subkey HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System.

  3. Point to New, and then click DWORD Value.

  4. Type EnableLinkedConnections, and then press ENTER.

  5. Right-click EnableLinkedConnections, and then click Modify.

  6. In the Value data box, type 1, and then click OK.

  7. Exit Registry Editor, and then restart the computer.

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