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Mounted folders disappear in shared folders after navigating to them in Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2

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Symptoms

Volume mount points in shared folders may sometimes appear as 'Hidden' when you navigate through the content of the folders and click 'Back' in Windows Explorer.

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Cause

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the products in the Applies To section of this article. The symptom occurs due to an issue with SMBv2.

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Resolution

Configure the following registry key on the client machine:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanWorkstation\Parameters

Create a DWORD value named DirectoryCacheLifetime and give it a binary or hexidecimal value of 0.

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Article Info
Article ID : 2461645
Revision : 1
Created on : 1/7/2017
Published on : 3/18/2011
Exists online : False
Views : 304