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How to Map a Network Drive on Windows 11

You can map a networked drive (or "share") to a drive letter in File Explorer to make it seem more like a local drive and to provide quick access to it in the future if you frequently use it with Windows 11. This is how you do it.

Open File Explorer first. Right-click the Start button and choose "File Explorer" if there isn't a shortcut to File Explorer in your taskbar.

Click the ellipses button (three dots) in the toolbar of a File Explorer window, and then from the menu that displays, choose "Map Network Drive."

Click the "Drive" drop-down menu in the "Map Network Drive" window and choose the drive letter you want to give the network drive. Depending on your own inclination, it can be any letter from the list.

The network device and share name should be entered in the "Folder" column. To view the accessible devices on your local network if you can't recall it, click "Browse."

Check the box next to "Reconnect at sign-in" to let Windows always reconnect to this drive. Check "Login Using Different Credentials" if you want to connect using username and password that aren't associated with your existing Windows account.

Click "Finish" when you're done.

After you click "Finish," Windows 11 will try to establish a connection with the network disk. If the drive cannot be accessed using your default credentials or if you ticked the box to "Connect Using Different Credentials" in the previous step, you will see a "Windows Security" window where you may input the user name and password needed to access the disk.

To avoid having to re-enter your user name and password for the drive, click the box next to "Remember My Credentials" in Windows. Click "OK" when you're finished.

Windows 11 will establish a connection with the drive and assign the drive letter you chose. The mapped disk will be listed under "Network Locations" in File Explorer if you open "This PC" and look there.

File Explorer in Windows 11 showing an illustration of a mapped network drive

In the File Explorer sidebar, under "Network," the mapped drive will also be visible.

If you have read and write access, you can use the mapped drive almost identically like a local disk attached to your computer whenever you open it. Due to the fact that data is being transported across a network rather than a local connection like USB or SATA, it is important to keep in mind that it will likely be slower than your local drives.

How to Unplug a Network Drive That Has Been Mapped
Open File Explorer first before disconnecting a mapped network drive. Click the ellipsis button (three dots) in the toolbar of any File Explorer window, then choose "Disconnect Network Drive."

Select the desired drive in the "Disconnect Network Drives" window that pops up, then click "OK."

You might also find the mapped drive in File Explorer and right-click it. Pick "Disconnect" from the second menu after selecting "Show More Options" from the first menu that displays.

The drive will then become unmapped and become unplugged. Additionally, it will release the drive letter that the mapped drive had previously reserved. Enjoy your networking!

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