How To Remove Network Drive On Windows 11/10 [Tutorial]
How To Remove Network Drive On Windows 11/10 [Tutorial]
On Windows 10/11, the ability to map a drive allows you to create quick access to files stored on another device connected to the network. However, it’ll come the time when you may need to remove a mapped network drive because you no longer need it, settings are changing in the network, or disconnect and reconnect to troubleshoot a mapping problem.
Whatever the reason it may be, Windows 10 includes the ability to map as well as the means to disconnect (unmap) a network drive using File Explorer, Command Prompt, and even the Registry (if the first two methods don’t work).
In this guide, you’ll learn three ways to remove a network drive on Windows 10/11.
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Windows 11 or Windows 10 allows you to add any drive or folder available on the network as a Network Drive. It makes it easy to access it instead of spending time going to the Network location and then accessing it. That said, once you are done with the network folders, it’s best to remove them else; it only increases the time to access This PC. This tutorial will guide on how to remove Network Drive on Windows 11/10.
Mapping network drives and other locations on your Windows laptop or computer is a good way of keeping remote data at hand in your local area network. However, at some point, you might also want to delete some of these drive mappings and keep only those that you regularly use. In this tutorial, we show you exactly how to do that.
This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops, and tablets running the Windows 10 and Windows 11 operating systems (Home, Professional, Enterprise, Education) from all supported hardware manufactures, like Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, Alienware, Razer, MSI, Huawei , Microsoft Surface, and Samsung.