Add Network Shares to Windows 10 library

 Original:  https://albarich.wordpress.com/2018/10/11/add-network-shares-to-windows-10-library/

 

The Scenario

I have a Windows library on my domain-joined Windows 10 client created for Sales related folders – the library is called Sales. Currently I have added a few local directories on my C drive to it, but now I want to add a network share \\fileserver1\sales

The Problem

Natively you cannot add network shares to Libraries, ONLY local directories.

The Solution

You use the MKLINK command to create a symbolic link to an empty local folder that is already added to the Library

1. Create a local, empty folder with the name you want to view in the library pane, like Sales. i.e. C:\Sales
2. Add this local folder to your Sales library
3. Delete C:\Sales – You’ll notice the link is not removed from the library itself
4. Open an elevated command prompt and create a symbolic link between the network share and the now-deleted local C:\Sales directory: mklink /D C:\Sales \\fileserver1\sales
5. Return to the Library pane and expand the Sales library, all the content from \\fileserver1\sales will now be visible.

Diagnose and change Remote Desctop Service via CLI

Check listener:

• netstat -ano | findstr ":{RDP port}"

Check service:

• sc query TermService
• sc qc TermService

Check registry:

• reg query "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server" /v fDenyTSConnections
• reg query "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server\WinStations\RDP-Tcp" /v PortNumber
• reg query "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server\WinStations\RDP-Tcp" /v fEnableWinStation

Change port:

• reg export "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server\WinStations\RDP-Tcp" C:\rdp-tcp-backup.reg /y
•  reg add "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server\WinStations\RDP-Tcp" /v PortNumber /t R
  EG_DWORD /d {new RDP port} /f

Check from other computer (PowerShell):

•  Test-NetConnection YOUR_PUBLIC_IP -Port {new RDP port}