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Could Not Reconnect all Network Drives: 5 Solutions to Use

Everything you need to disable and fix the network alert on your PC

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Updated onSeptember 5, 2024

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You will receive different system notifications when your PC is connected to a specific network. Among these notifications, we have the alert that says:could not reconnect all network drives.

While this default notification lets you know that some devices from yournetwork cannot be currently used, it can also be a false positive. In this guide, we will show you how to disable the notification.

Why does Could not reconnect all network drives message appear?

Below are some of the reasons you get could not reconnect all network drives error message:

How can I fix Could not reconnect all network drives error?

Here’s what to do first:

1. Update your PC

At times, could not reconnect all network drives issue might be due to an outdated operating system. Downloading and installing the latest patches should do the trick here.

2. Use a batch file from Microsoft

If you keep getting could not reconnect all network drives error message, you can fix it using thebatch file from Microsoft. If this method does not work for you, you can try running the batch file following the second method.

If creating a startup file does not eliminate could not reconnect all network drives option, you can use the Task Scheduler.

3. Make Window wait for the connection before mapping network drivers

In some cases, could not reconnect all network drives message shows up because the policy that tries to map your drive is initiated at startup. However, there might be no drive connected at this point.

Hence, you must change the settings to wait until the drive is ready.

4. Disconnect network drive

5. Disable theWindows cannot connect to all network driversmessage at start-up

How to disable Could not reconnect all network drives on Windows 10 notification?

To disable could not reconnect all network drivers on Windows notification, you need to go through the Group Policy Editor. We have shown how to do this in solution four above.

The troubleshooting solutions we listed in our article should help you fix or disable could not reconnect all network drives message displayed on your Windows 10 computer.

If youcan’t map a network drive on your PC, because oferror_dev_not_exist, check our detailed guide to fix it easily. Network drives are known for issues, and we already wrote aboutWD My Cloud not showing on network in Windows 11in a separate guide.

Feel free to let us know the solution that helped you fix this issue in the comments below.

Could Not Reconnect all Network Drives: 5 Solutions to Use#

Why does Could not reconnect all network drives message appear?#

How can I fix Could not reconnect all network drives error?#

1. Update your PC#

2. Use a batch file from Microsoft#

3. Make Window wait for the connection before mapping network drivers#

4. Disconnect network drive#

5. Disable theWindows cannot connect to all network driversmessage at start-up#

How to disable Could not reconnect all network drives on Windows 10 notification?#