How to Disconnect a Mapped Network Drive

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   umount /mnt/wikihownetwork
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   Open "My Computer."
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   Right-click the network drive you want to disconnect. Select Disconnect. Windows Disconnects the Mapped Network Drive.

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   Open any folder.
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   On the menu bar, select Tools. Then select Disconnect Network Drive.
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   Select the drive you want to disconnect. Then click OK. Windows Disconnects the mapped network drive.

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   You have a volume called \\nas1\volume_1 and you want to map it as drive K:
   • Connect it with: net use K: \\nas1\volume_1
   • Disconnect it with: net use K: /delete

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   Start Regedit. Click Start -> Run, or use the search feature. type in "regedit" and click OK or press enter
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   Allow Admin Rights. Click Yes if you are prompted for admin privileges
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   Find the Registry Key. Once in the Registry Editor, use the folder tree on the left hand side to browse to: "Computer\HKey_Current_User\Network\" In this key you will find all of the settings for your mapped network drives
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   Delete Drive Letter. Right-click the key for the drive you no longer want and click Delete.
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   Log Out to Apply Settings. Log out of station and back in. The drive should no longer be shown under Computer.

This method is generally not suggested, but it can be the only way to disconnect and reconnect a drive if errors occur with the other solutions.

On My Windows 7 computer, none of the above methods worked. Regedit found that there was NOTHING in HKCU\Network. The offending link was actually in

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   HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\LanManServer\Shares
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I deleted it from there (using the procedure from number 5 above), restarted the PC, and the phantom was gone.