Mapping a drive means that you want permanent access to a shared folder created on another computer. Windows OS will assign a drive letter to the network drive and it can be accessed just like any other local drive connected to your computer.

Mapping network drives with group policy preference is very easy and it does not require any scripting knowledge. Also, We can use item-level targeting to map drives based on specific conditions like group membership, OU, operating system, etc.

In this example,  We will use item-level targeting so it only maps the network drive for users who are a member of the specific security group.

For this guide already I have created.
Two users with the name HR User1 and HR User2
One security group name HRUsers. (HR User 1 is a member of this security group)

One shared folder on a domain controller (\\WD19DC1\HR Data)

Step:1 Create a group policy object to map a network drive:
Open the Group Policy Management Console.

In the Group Policy Management Console, right-click on group policy objects and select new.

Specify a proper name (Map Network Drive using Group Policy Preference GPO) to the new group policy object.

On the group policy object right-click and select the edit option.

Navigate to User Configuration → Preferences → Windows Settings → Drive Maps.

Right Click Drive Maps, Select New –> Mapped Drive.

On “General” tab specify the details as below:
Action: Create.
Location: \\WD19DC1\HR Data.
Label as: HR Data.
Use: H. (This is going to be the drive letter)

On “Common” tab. Select “Run in logged-on user’s security context and item-level targeting check boxes. Click on targeting button.

Click on New Item. Select “Security Group” and then select the security group you want to target.

Click on ok button. (In our case it will be HRUsers security group).

Click on Apply and ok button to close the new drive properties.

This completes the GPO settings. Close group policy management editor console.

Step:2 Link group policy object:
In the Group Policy Management Console, right-click on the Domain/OU where you want to link the group policy object.

Select “Link an existing GPO”. Select the GPO (In our case it will be Map Network Drive GPO).
Click on ok button.

Step:3 Test the result:
On the client computer, Login with the user who is a member of HRUsers security group that we have added in the item-level targeting to verify that our policy of mapping drive using Item Level Targeting GPO is deployed or not.

Verify that mapped drive using item-level targeting is deployed successfully by accessing the mapped drive naming HR Data (H) .

Log off from user account HR Users1 and log in as an HR user2 (who is not a member of HRUsers security group).

Verify that mapped drive is not present under file explorer.

It works perfectly fine for us.
Now, any user we put in the HRUsers security group will get this mapped drive.

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Prerequisites

• The client computer running Windows 10 must be added to a domain running Windows Server 2019. If you don’t know how to do it, I invite you to read this tutorial.
• This function runs only on Windows 10 Professional, Windows 10 Enterprise and Windows 10 Education
• An equal version to or more recent than Windows 10 October 2018 Update.
• Users with a version prior to Windows 10 October 2018 Update, can download and install the RSAT package from here.

Adding Remote Server Administration Tools on Windows 10.

Starting with Windows 10 October 2018 Update, RSAT is included as a set of “Features on Demand” in Windows 10 itself. So what we are going to do is add the feature. With this in mind, type optional in the search bar and select Add an optional feature.

A list of options will open. Click on Add a feature

In the following box navigate to RSAT and there download the function you need.

Once you have selected them, go back to the previous screen to see the progress of the installation.

This process will take several minutes, depending on the speed of your connection. After the installation is done, let’s check if it’s working. With that in mind follow this path: Control Panel>System and Security>Administrative Tools.

Then double-click on Active Directory Users and Computers. The Active Directory will then be opened

Add user in Active Directory

To add a user in Active Directory we need to use an account with administrative privileges. With this in mind, on the welcome screen you have to follow the following syntax in the username:

nameofserver/Administrator

In my case, I am working with the Telematic server. Then enter the password. Once the system loads, start Active Directory as explained above. Locate the users folder and right-click on it. Once the system loads, start Active Directory as explained above. And then select new user.

We are going to create a user named Tom Sawyer.

In the following box assign the password, duration and if the user can change it. It also establishes if the account is active or not.

Confirm the parameters and press finish to create the new user.

All right, that’s it for now. Finally, we have learned to install Active Directory in Windows 10. This will allow us to use all the functions offered by this management tool. Before saying goodbye, I would like to invite you to join our Telegram channel.

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