**Map a Shared Folder to Network Drive**

Map a Shared Folder to Network Drive with Group Policy is pretty straight forward:

  - Open the group policy management console.
  - Right-click on your domain or any specific users OU for which you want to map the network drive.
  - Click "Create a GPO in this domain, and Link it here".
  - Give a meaningful name to the GPO.
  - Right-click on the newly created GPO and choose Edit.
  - Go to the following location. User Configuration -> Preferences -> Windows Settings -> Drive Maps
  - Right-click on Drive Maps and then click New -> Mapped Drive.
  - On the General tab, choose 'Create' from the action drop down.
  - Provide the shared folder location, check the Reconnect checkbox, and give a meaningful label as well as a drive letter.
  - Go to common tab, and choose Run in logged-on user's security context option.
  - Open the command prompt and execute the gpupdate command to update the group policies.

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