

This way the network you are on is set to a private network (like your home network), which allows you to share files and folders.ĭon’t select the other option, “Yes, turn on … for all public network”, because this way your files are potentially shared on all networks that you visit (like the public wifi on an airport or school). Click on Click to change… and click on Turn on Network discovery and file sharing.Windows 10 will show a notification bar with the option to change the setting.You will get the error probably again, click it away In Windows Explorer, scroll down and select Network in the left pane.This prevents you from seeing other network shares and printers. If you get an error at step 5 while mapping network drive windows 10, then your Network Discovery is turned off or you are connected to a public network. You will now see the network drive in your Explorer with the letter that you assigned.

You will now see the network drive in your explorer alone with your own drives. This way the network drive will be re-connected every time you log in.

From the dropdown, select Map network drive.In Windows 8, My Computer is named 'This PC':
