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If Shared folders stop working

  • Info scraped from here: https://communities.vmware.com/thread/524951?tstart=0
  • If you can no longer directly access \\vmware-host nor map drives from that location but you still have shared folders turned on and shared folder locations enable then you must edit the following registry setting to fix
  • After you fix this registry setting there is no need to log out or reboot etc. The setting takes immediate effect.
  • Open regedit

  • Modify the following key

  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\NetworkProvider\Order

    Name: ProviderOrder

    Type: REG_SZ

    Data: "RDPNP, LanmanWorkstation,webclient"

     

    Modify to:

    Data: "vmhgfs,RDPNP, LanmanWorkstation,webclient"

     

  • Now exit regedit and you should be able to browse to \\vmware-host and map drives to the shared folders underneath. You will have to remap all your previous drives. They wont come back automatically.