Why “net use * /delete” does not work but waits for confirmation in my PowerShell script?

Question

I have a script where I want to disconnect from the mapped drives before I create a new PSDrive.

Otherwise I get this error:

New-PSDrive : Mul

Answer 1

With PowerShell 5.1 in Windows 10 you can use:

Get-SmbMapping | Remove-SmbMapping -Confirm:$false

Answer 2

Try this:

net use * /delete /y

The /y key makes it select Yes in prompt silently