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Mapped (Network) Drives Disconnect

I've run into this issue many times after upgrading servers and/or workstations - suddenly mapped drives are disconnecting after a certain period of time. The solution requires modifying settings on both the workstations and the server(s).

The difficulty I've run into is determining what must be done on the workstations and what must be done on the server to resolve the issue. The following breaks down what needs done on the workstation(s) and what needs done on the server(s).

Windows 10 Guest Access Disabled

Recent updates to the Windows 10 operating system have rendered SMB guess access disabled by default. While this is a good thing, there are situations in certain office settings where guest access to some office shares is still in use. As a short-term fix, the following can be used to gain users access to the resource while working to provide a long-term, secure solution.

The issue seems to center around the fact that there are two separate settings that need enabled for guest access to work: one is a group policy setting and the other is a registry setting.

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