The error message Could not reconnect all network drives that appear whenever you power on your system. Why is this caused? It seems to be due to two main reasons. First, the mapped drives are not available which means that might be failing or have been disconnected. Secondly, the problem is that when your Windows 10 sign-ins, there is a slight delay before the network is available. However, the system tries to map the drives before the network is available which as a result causes the issue. As it turns out, there are multiple ways that you can actually solve this problem. There are scripts that actually resolve the issue for you and all you have to do it is make them during startup. For this, you can either use the startup folder or use the Task Scheduler feature. So, without any further delay, let us get started.
Method 1: Make Windows wait for Network
Like we have mentioned, the problem seems to occur when the system attempts to map the network drives before it is even available. Therefore, the first thing that you should do is make the Windows wait for the network before it tries to map the drives. For this, we will have to change the local group policy a bit. Follow the instructions below to do so:
Method 2: Using Scripts at Start-Up
If the above method does not fix the issue for you, you can create scripts that will run at startup to map the drives for you and resolve the issue. We’ll provide scripts both for the Command Prompt or Powershell. You need to have both as the cmd script refers to the Powershell script.
Command Prompt
Follow the below instructions to create the script for command prompt:
Powershell
For the Powershell script, follow the instructions below: Now that we have created the scripts, you can use the StartUp folder to keep your network drives connected. This will run the script on StartUp so you won’t have to worry about the error or anything. Follow the instructions below to do so:
Method 3: Using Task Scheduler
If you do not want to use the StartUp folder, you have an alternative to use the Task Scheduler. Here, you will have to schedule a task that will run on startup which will basically execute the scripts that we have created already. To do this, follow the instructions below:
Method 4: Install the KB4469342 Update
Another way of fixing the error would be to install the patch that has been released by Windows to. Your system might be lacking the said update which is causing the issue. To install the update, do the following:
FIX: Task Scheduler service is not available. Task Scheduler will attempt to…FIX: Reconnect Your Drive Notification on Windows 8/10Fix: Reconnect to Internet and Sync to get the rest of this MessageFix: CHKDSK is not Available for RAW Drives
