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-=== Map Network Drives With Group Policy ===
+====== Map Network Drives With Group Policy ======
 Copied from [[https://activedirectorypro.com/map-network-drives-with-group-policy/|HERE !!!]]
+====Example 1: Map a Department Network Drive Using Group Policy====
+In this example, I’m going to map a network drive for the HR department. I’ll use item level targeting so it only maps this drive for users in the HR organizational unit.
+You could also use a Security Group to target a specific group of users. This will map to a network share that only the HR department has access to.
+===Step 1: Create & Link a new GPO===
+**1. Open the Group Policy Management Console**
+{{ :microsoft:server:2016:GPO-Map-Drives-1.jpg?300 }}
+**2. In the Group Policy Management Console, Right Click and Select “Create a GPO in this domain, and Link it here”**
+//TIP: This will be a user based GPO so make sure you link the GPO to a location that will target the users.  I have all of my users separated into an OU called ADPRO Users, I’ll create and link the GPO there.//
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+**3. Name the new GPO**
+You can name the new GPO whatever you like, I’ve named mine “Users – Mapped Drives
+I can later add additional drive mappings to this GPO.
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+The new GPO is now created and linked, now it’s time to configure the settings.
+===Step 2: Configure GPO Settings===
+**1. On the GPO right click and select edit**
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+**2. Navigate to User Configuration -> Preferences -> Windows Settings -> Drive Mappings**
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+**3. Right Click Drive Mappings, Select New – > Mapped Drive**
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+**4. Configure Drive Mapping Properties
+**
+General Tab Settings
+  * Unordered List ItemIn location put the path to the share/folder you want to map a drive to.
+  * Select a drive letter
+  * Choose Update for action
+  * Label as: This is optional but may be beneficial for users.
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+Common Tab Settings
+Select “Run in logged on users’s security context
+Select Item-level Targeting
+Click the Targeting Button
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+Select New Item
+Select Organization Unit then select the OU you want to target
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+Click OK, Click OK again to close the new drive properties
+This completes the GPO settings
+===Step 3: Reboot Computers to Process GPO===
+For the GPO to run I will need to reboot the users PC or run gpupdate /force. The next time a user from the HR department logs in they should see a mapped drive.
+I’ve rebooted the computer, now I’ll log in with an account that is in the HR organizational unit.
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+Once logged I will go to file explorer and check for the mapped drive.
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+It works.
+Now, any user I put in the HR folder will get this mapped drive. If you don’t want to use an OU you can also target a group of users by using a Security group.3
+====Example 2: Using Group Policy to Map a Drive for Individual Users====
+This example will map a drive for individual users. This will give the users their own personal folder to save files.
+You can create a new GPO or add to your existing one, I have all my drive mappings in one GPO.
+This example requires a folder to be setup on a network share that matches the user’s logon name. You will want to modify the NTFS permissions so the individual user is the only one that has permissions to it.
+I’ll be using Mark Foster as an example, the logon name is mfoster so I’ll need a folder setup on a network share called mfoster.
+//I’m not going to repeat every step, I’m basically starting at Step 3 from the first example.//
+===Step 1: Create a New Drive Mapped drive===
+Here are the drive map settings for mapping a drive for an individual user
+The %UserName% is a variable that will match the user’s logon name.
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+Just to be clear you must have folders setup on a network share that matches the location and users logon name.
+My file server is file1, the share is users and in the user’s folder is a folder for each user. Screenshot below of users folder on file1 server.
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+That is it.
+Just have the user log off and back on and it should map the M drive
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+Perfect! Now the user is mapping a department drive and a personal drive.