FAQ
How To Map a WD Network Drive on
Windows 10
Answer ID 25436
Mapping a network share on a Windows 10 computer allows the ease of use and access to
network storage content.
Important:
My Cloud, My Cloud Home, or My Passport Wireless products are not
detected under Windows 10 Network
For My Passport Wireless products, please refer to Answer ID 24800:
My Passport Wireless Samba SMBv2 Connection Message
The "Network Browse" function has been disabled on Windows 10
v1709 and higher
Guest access in SMB2 has been disabled by default in Windows 10 Fall
Creators Update version 1709 and higher
Connect, Access and Map a My Cloud password protected Private Share
before accessing the Public share
SMB 1.0/CIFS File Sharing Support
SMB 1.0/CIFS File Sharing Support has been disabled on Windows 10 Windows 10 Fall
Creators Update version 1709 and higher.
The Computer Browser service relies on the SMB 1.0 protocol to populate the Windows
Explorer Network node (also known as "Network Neighborhood"). This legacy protocol is long
deprecated, doesn't route, and has limited security. Because the service cannot function without
SMB 1.0, it is removed when SMB 1.0 is disabled. For more Information, please refer to
Microsoft Article SMBv1 is not installed by default in Windows 10 Fall Creators Update and
Windows Server, version 1709
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