SqlConnection Error if EXE is executed from network path

Question

First of all: everything you will read in this post happens only if Windows 10 April 2018 update is installed. No problem be

Answer 1

This blog gives a solution to this, which worked for us. Specifically look at the answer from "M.Hermann": Windows 10 1803 won't run ODBC SQL connected application from network

The below link seems to explain why SMBv1 is disabled: SMBv1 is not installed by default in Windows 10 Fall Creators Update and Windows Server, version 1709 and later versions

I'm not sure why this only seems to be a problem after 1803 though, since SMBv1 has been disabled since 1709.