If you want to access a hard drive or folder remotely, you better map it first.

you’ve got the option to then access it as if it were a local drive or folder.

Unfortunately, your Windows computer may sometimes fail to map your connection drive.

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Lets see how you might fix the problem.

Then venture to map your internet drive again.

Many users confirmed they solved this problem after installing the latest OS updates.

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Give this quick workaround a try and check the results.

Your peripherals may sometimes break certain OS functionalities.

These events are pretty rare but they do occur.

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Then, take a stab at connect to the respective folder via\ComputerName\ShareName.

Double-check the name of the server and shared resource.

Additionally, you’re able to also disable password-protected sharing on both your computers.

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Enable data pipe discovery as well.

power cycle your box and give it another spin.

it’s crucial that you follow the steps above on both systems.

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Then, go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Map web link Drive MRU.

Delete the entry for your drive.

After you do that, remap your drive and add the ProviderFlags key again.

If you dont do that, your data pipe drive wont connect after a reboot or shutdown.