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    I am using GPO to push out shortcut linking to network resource

    User Configuration | Preferences | Windows Settings | Shortcuts

    Action: Create

    Target Type: File System Object

    Location: My Network Places --- I also tried Location: Desktop

    Target Path: \\servername\sharename

    Nothing seems work. I did 'gpupdate' and also reboot the computer and nothing show up! I hit the brick wall here, please help, thanks.

    I want to achieve like screenshot below where network resources mapped as Name 1, Name 2 for example.

    Thang Mo

    Monday, December 8, 2014 4:17 PM

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    Hello ThangMo，

    Please check the Group Policy scope.
    Based on my test, if this shortcut policy is added in the Default Domain Policy, it will be applied to all users.
    If the shortcut policy is added in specific Organization Unit, the shortcut will appear in the related accounts.

    If we don’t log on as related account, the shortcut to network location won’t appear. In this case, when we run the command GPRESULT /H rsop.html /f.  The result will show that the shortcut policy is applied.

    Please check if you log on as the corresponding account.

    Best regards,
    Fangzhou CHEN

    Fangzhou CHEN
    TechNet Community Support

    • Marked as answer by Karen Hu Wednesday, January 7, 2015 9:54 AM
    Tuesday, December 23, 2014 3:07 AM

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    Hello ThangMo,

    If my understanding is right, you can’t use the GPO to add network resource shortcut in Network Location and desktop.

    Please check if you can manually add the shortcut about the path \\servername\sharename in desktop.

    I test in my environment, and the GPO work. Here is the configuration and result.

    For more information, please take a look at the following blog about adding shortcuts on desktop using Group Policy Preferences in Windows 8 and Windows 8.1.
    http://blogs.technet.com/b/askds/archive/2014/02/17/adding-shortcuts-on-desktop-using-group-policy-preferences-in-windows-8-and-windows-8-1.aspx
    This article is about Windows 8, and the Windows 7 is similar. Based on my test, we need to use the Target Type: File System Object.

    Best regards,
    Fangzhou CHEN

    Fangzhou CHEN
    TechNet Community Support


    Wednesday, December 10, 2014 11:21 AM
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    I did exactly steps you listed and it does not work. I tried both Action: Create and Update. I tested manually \\servername\sharename at run command and it connected successfully!

    This time I applied gpo to computer instead of user, ran gpupdate /force and reboot it and no mapping! What else?

    there are some current mapping this way that are set by previous tech but it runs from a bat file

    Bat file

    :NetHoodtest
    if not exist "%userprofile%\nethood.txt" goto copynethood
    goto time

    :copynethood
    xcopy "\\servername\nethood$\*.*" "%userprofile%\nethood" /Y
    xcopy \\111.11.111.1\netlogon\nethood.txt "%userprofile%"

    nethood.txt is a blank notepad

    nethood folder shared on server contained shortcuts to resources.

    I created shortcuts directly in the nethood folder on the server but my shortcuts don't get deploying!

    Is it possible that his bat file somehow prevent my gpo deploying shortcuts? I prefer to use gpo over bat file, thanks.

    Thang Mo

    Thursday, December 11, 2014 4:52 PM
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    Hello ThangMo,

    Please run the gpresult GPRESULT /H rsop.html /f command to creates an .html file in the current directory that contains Group Policy results for the currently logged on user and computer.
    For more information, please refer to the following article.
    http://blogs.technet.com/b/askds/archive/2007/12/04/an-old-new-way-to-get-group-policy-results.aspx

    Additionally, please upload the .html file to OneDrive and share with us.
    Upload to OneDrive: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/onedrive/add-photos-files
    Share with us:     http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/onedrive/share-file-folder

    Best regards,
    Fangzhou CHEN

    Fangzhou CHEN
    TechNet Community Support

    • Proposed as answer by Michael_LS Wednesday, December 17, 2014 9:26 AM
    Monday, December 15, 2014 1:54 AM
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    I won't be able to upload the file due to security concern. I read the file, it says my gpo 'shortcuts' applied

    Computer Configuration Summary

    Group Policy Objects > Applied GPOs > Name > shortcuts

    Link Location: FQDN/OU/computers/testgpo (testgpo is an OU having my PC testing this 'shortcuts' gpo

    Revision: AD (16), Sysvol (16)

    Is there a way to edit html file? if I could hide domain name and user name, I would be able to upload this result, thanks.

    Thang Mo

    Wednesday, December 17, 2014 5:07 PM
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    run command sfc /scannow

    perform clean boot to exclude third-party software conflicts

    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929135/en-us

    Monday, December 22, 2014 5:45 PM
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    Hello ThangMo，

    Please check the Group Policy scope.
    Based on my test, if this shortcut policy is added in the Default Domain Policy, it will be applied to all users.
    If the shortcut policy is added in specific Organization Unit, the shortcut will appear in the related accounts.

    If we don’t log on as related account, the shortcut to network location won’t appear. In this case, when we run the command GPRESULT /H rsop.html /f.  The result will show that the shortcut policy is applied.

    Please check if you log on as the corresponding account.

    Best regards,
    Fangzhou CHEN

    Fangzhou CHEN
    TechNet Community Support

    • Marked as answer by Karen Hu Wednesday, January 7, 2015 9:54 AM
    Tuesday, December 23, 2014 3:07 AM