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I'm not certain this did not present itself until after the 22H2 update, but Right-Clicking on This PC no longer offers a 'Map Network Drive' or 'Disconnect Network Drive' option.

I've tried all the suggested answers wrt the registry such as disabling the key that allows admins to specifically hide those options from users, but to no avail (e.g. Add or Remove "Map network drive" and "Disconnect network drive" context menu in Windows 11 Tutorial) I can map/disconnect drives from the command prompt using Net Use but not via the GUI.

This is what I see when Right-Clicking on This PC:

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toominator said:
Right-Clicking on This PC no longer offers a 'Map Network Drive' or 'Disconnect Network Drive' option.... This is what I see when Right-Clicking on This PC:
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Welcome to Eleven Forum.

Right-click on Network instead.

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Same problem using Right-Click on Network. Nothing in Show more options as well. :(


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toominator said:
Same problem using Right-Click on Network. Nothing in Show more options as well. :(


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Per your image it looks like you didn't expand the arrow. Click "Network" and click the arrow to the left of it. If it shows drives, right click the drive you want to map :-)

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BTW...
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Map Network Drive in Windows 11 Tutorial

You can Map a network drive to access shared files on it from File Explorer in Windows without having to look for it or type its network address each time. A mapped network drive has the following characteristics: It has a drive letter assigned like any other partition in your system. It...
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toominator said:
Right-Clicking on This PC no longer offers a 'Map Network Drive' or 'Disconnect Network Drive' option.
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What do you see if you click on "show more options"?
 

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Right Clicking on Network shows the shares I've setup before this issue occurred, but still no Map Network Drive.

As I said, I can setup mapped drives via CMD or Powershell, but no context menu choice.

Here is my Show Other Options menu right-clicking on Network or right-clicking on any machine/NAS with already setup shares.


show more options.jpg
 

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Right-click of This PC on my Win11 machines:

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Yes, I'm fully aware of what I *should* be seeing in my context menu. That's why I've posted this in the first place. :p

My other Win11 machines all have these two menu selections. For those who've not read the OP, please do so - I would really appreciate it. It would be great if a Windows software experienced user could point me to the registry set that allows menu items to be displayed.

For example, I use pFrank and Diffractor, both of which had no problem installing their menu selection in the context menus. So with the registry set for 'Disabled' on the hide 'Map network drive' and 'Disconnect network drive' after restart I should see them appear again. They do not.

p.s. And yes, I tried un-installing and re-installing pFrank and Diffractor, neither of which made a difference.
 

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    Dell Alienware
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    32 GB
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    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080
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