

The Windows Vista/7/8/10 Explorer includes a special function to When making a right click on the Explorer and select "Run asĪdministrator" it doesn't start the Windows Explorer with admin In the Value data box, type 1, and then click OK.Įxit Registry Editor, and then restart the computer. Right-click EnableLinkedConnections, and then click Modify. Type EnableLinkedConnections, and then press ENTER. Point to New, and then click DWORD Value. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System. Locate and then right-click the registry subkey Hence, the admin is not able to view the mapped drive eventhough it was created with admin rights.Ĭlick Start, type regedit in the Start programs and files box, and

For mapped drives, the admin and standard rights are not shared. However, when you use File Explorer to view the Network Locations, you are using standard rights. When you map the drives programmatically, you are doing it with the session with admin rights. When logging on to Windows as an admin, there are two sessions created. This behaviour is caused by UAC (User Account Control).
