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"Could not open this link" error when you try to open a UNC link with server name only in Skype for Business 2016

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Symptoms

Assume that you receive an instant message (IM) in Microsoft Skype for Business 2016, and the IM contains a UNC link that contains only the server name (\\MachineName) or starts with file://. When you click the link, you can't open it, and you receive the following error message:
Sorry, we couldn't open the link.

However, if the UNC link contains the server name and the share name, you can open it without any errors. 

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Resolution

To fix this issue, install the December 6, 2016, update (KB3127980) for Skype for Business 2016.

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Article Info
Article ID : 3207130
Revision : 1
Created on : 1/7/2017
Published on : 12/6/2016
Exists online : False
Views : 227