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After a recent windows update I have had multiple issues with my network drives on my home network. Some of these were caused by my router which I have replaced. Now I have all but one drive working correctly. I cannot figure out the one remaining problem.
If I map the drive by the name (\MyBookWorld\Public) the map works OK until I reboot. After reboot, I get the error of "The Specified network name is no longer available". I cannot connect to drive via start>>run either. If I try to access the drive by IP address using start>>run, it works.
If I disconnect the map drive and reboot, I can connect from start run to the drive after every reboot.
If I map the drive by IP address, reboot and then try to use the drive, I get "Microsoft Windows Network: The local device name is already in use". Net use shows the drive disconnected and has an entry to the unc name. It works if I use start>>run to the UNC name.
I have verified that smb is enabled on the machine. I have made sure the services of "comptuer browser", "LanmanServer", and "LanmanWorkstation" are set to automatic start.
I have removed the mapping, made sure that it was not in the net use list in the command prompt and made sure the registries at HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MountPoints2 for this drive have been removed.
I have added the mapping to the Hosts file.
I tried mapping to a different drive letter and get the same problem. Any ideas on what in Windows is messing this up?
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I have exactly the same problem and have tried everything that you have. If you disconnect the mapped NAS drives initially the NAS cannot be connected using UNC, but after a short while it will connect and then mapped drives can be reconnected. There is no need to reboot first.
This has happened with more than 1 Windows 10 computer but not all on the network.
I have been searching for an answer for months.
After a recent windows update I have had multiple issues with my network drives on my home network. Some of these were caused by my router which I have replaced. Now I have all but one drive working correctly. I cannot figure out the one remaining problem.
If I map the drive by the name (\MyBookWorld\Public) the map works OK until I reboot. After reboot, I get the error of "The Specified network name is no longer available". I cannot connect to drive via start>>run either. If I try to access the drive by IP address using start>>run, it works.
If I disconnect the map drive and reboot, I can connect from start run to the drive after every reboot.
If I map the drive by IP address, reboot and then try to use the drive, I get "Microsoft Windows Network: The local device name is already in use". Net use shows the drive disconnected and has an entry to the unc name. It works if I use start>>run to the UNC name.
I have verified that smb is enabled on the machine. I have made sure the services of "comptuer browser", "LanmanServer", and "LanmanWorkstation" are set to automatic start.
I have removed the mapping, made sure that it was not in the net use list in the command prompt and made sure the registries at HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MountPoints2 for this drive have been removed.
I have added the mapping to the Hosts file.
I tried mapping to a different drive letter and get the same problem. Any ideas on what in Windows is messing this up?
I have had the same problem with all my mapped drives, on a Synology NAS, I think since the last Windows update, a few days ago. I haven't found any way to stop it happening, but I have found an easy way to restore the drives. Go to the command prompt, and type in the following instruction: **net use * /delete.**after this, the drives can be remapped in File Explorer. Obviously not ideal, especially if you have a lot of drives, but an easy way to get up and running again. Hopefully, Microsoft will identify the bug and stop it happening.
Hi Guys,
Same issue here, i have a customer who can start up in the morning, connect to a mapped drive on a web server, but once he reboots or signs out of laptop and signs back in i can not for the life of me reconnect to the drive, no matter what i do. I just get the error "The local device name is already in use"
any ideas?
Hi
I have the same experience as MalcolmSmith2, also on a Synology NAS, and his solution works for me. I quote:
Go to the command prompt, and type in the following instruction: net use * /delete. after this, the drives can be remapped in File Explorer.
This doesn't stop it happening, but at least it gets you up and running again fairly quickly.
