[Solved] Mapping Disks on Domain Accounts: Drive Mappings Script for Desktop Display

Hi,
I have a question about drive mappings on domain accounts. I normally map the drive with a script, but it displays on my computer. I would like it to be mapped on the desktop. Anyone know how to do it?

make a shortcut ...

lesławek wrote:

make a shortcut ...

Ehh. If I wanted to make a shortcut, I would probably not include this topic here.

What exactly do you want to do? Because it's not fully understood ... the contents of the root directory should be displayed as desktop icons?

lesławek wrote:

What exactly do you want to do? Because it's not fully understood ... the contents of the root directory should be displayed as desktop icons?

I want the drive in my mobile profile to map to the desktop, not my computer's drives

And what's the difference with the abbreviation?

sylweksylwina wrote:

And what's the difference with the abbreviation?

This needs to be done on multiple computers with multiple drives. It is much easier for me to make a script that will map them to my desktop than to map them manually on 20 computers

What version of Windows Server? For example, you can do this via Group Policy:
https://serverfault.com/questions/200415/desktop-shortcut-to-network-drive-using-group-policy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=210yptaw5dA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CF-AQ3_J5i0
This direction ...

jprzedworski wrote:

What version of Windows Server? For example, you can do this via Group Policy:
https://serverfault.com/questions/200415/desktop-shortcut-to-network-drive-using-group-policy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=210yptaw5dA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CF-AQ3_J5i0
This direction ...

Windows server 2016

It is even more this direction.

jprzedworski wrote:

It is even more this direction.

The disks map to me only in "my computer", not as I would like - on the desktop

lukaes wrote:

and not as I would like - on the desktop

Then create yourself - via GPO - a shortcut on the desktop, what's the problem

I have just checked for a test. In "Default Domain Policy" -> User configuration -> Preferences -> Shortcuts I added a shortcut as in the picture (example) and there is a shortcut to this network drive on the desktop.



Anyway, the first link from my previous post is just about taking a shortcut. For example, you can give him his own icon for distinction.

jprzedworski wrote:

I have just checked for a test. In "Default Domain Policy" -> User configuration -> Preferences -> Shortcuts I added a shortcut as in the picture (example) and there is a shortcut to this network drive on the desktop.



Anyway, the first link from my previous post is just about taking a shortcut. For example, you can give him his own icon for distinction.

Well, it's funny that I've been doing this for a long time and it doesn't work for me.

Malice of inanimate objects or some minor mistake. I have Windows Server 2016 + Windows 10 and it worked. I don't have it on a daily basis, because I don't want such shortcuts, but you can. I put it in the Default Domain Policy so as not to play around with little things. Since other rules work there, this one should too. I have no idea what else you need. I understand that what you want to connect to the desktop has been previously defined as a shared resource. Anyway, it wouldn't be possible to map it otherwise. And try to make such a shortcut manually on the desktop with the same path to the resource ("Target path" in GPO configuration).

Everything is already working. There were minor permission issues.

Added after 1 [minutes]:

The @jprzedworski method works without any problems. I had a problem with file permissions.