Map a network drive to be used by a service

Question

Suppose some Windows service uses code that wants mapped network drives and no UNC paths. How can I make the drive mapping available to the service\'s session when the servi

Answer 1

There is a good answer here: https://superuser.com/a/651015/299678

I.e. You can use a symbolic link, e.g.

mklink /D C:\myLink \\127.0.0.1\c$