How to run batch file from network share without UNC path are not supported message

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I am trying to run a batch file from a network share  but I keep getting the following message    UNC path are not supported  Defaulting to Windows directory    The batch file is located on   Server Soft WPX5 install bat   While logged in as administrator  from my Windows 7 Desktop  I navigate to   Server Soft WP15  and double click on install bat  that s when I get the  UNC path are not supported   message   I found some suggestions online stating that mapping drive will not work  but using a symbolic link will solve this issue  but the symbolic link didn t work for me  Below is my batch file content  I would appreciate any assistance that can help me accomplish what I am trying to do  Basically  I want to be able to run the batch file from   Server Soft WP15 install bat   Batch file content  mklink  d  userprofile  Desktop WP15   server soft WP15   server soft WP15 setup exe robocopy exe    server soft WP15 Custom   copyall  C  Program Files  x86  WP Custom Templates  Regedit exe  s   server soft WPX5 Custom Migrate reg   Also  how do I remove the symbolic link after the install is completed

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Instead of launching the batch directly from explorer - create a shortcut to the batch and set the starting directory in the properties of the shortcut to a local path like %TEMP% or something.

To delete the symbolic link, use the rmdir command.

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PUSHD and POPD should help in your case    echo off    Create a temporary drive letter mapped to your UNC root location    and effectively CD to that location pushd   server soft     Do your work WP15 setup exe robocopy exe  WP15 Custom   copyall  C  Program Files  x86  WP Custom Templates  Regedit exe  s WPX5 Custom Migrate reg     Remove the temporary drive letter and return to your original location popd   Type PUSHD    from the command line for more information

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I feel cls is the best answer   It hides the UNC message before anyone can see it   I combined it with a  pushd   dp0 right after so that it would seem like opening the script and map the location in one step  thus preventing further UNC issues   cls  pushd   dp0                        your script code here                      popd     Notes   pushd will change your working directory to the scripts location in the new mapped drive   popd at the end  to clean up the mapped drive

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I ran into the same issue recently working with a batch file on a network share drive in Windows 7   Another way that worked for me was to map the server to a drive through Windows Explorer  Tools -  Map network drive  Give it a drive letter and folder path to  yourserver  Since I work with the network share often mapping to it makes it more convenient  and it resolved the    UNC path are not supported    error

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This is a very old thread  but I still use Windows 7    -   There is one point that no one seems to have taken into account  which probably would help Windows 10 users also   If Command Extensions are enabled   the PUSHD command accepts network paths in addition to the normal drive letter and path   So the obvious - and simplest - answer might be to enable command extensions in the batch script  if you intend to use PUSHD  At the very least  this ought to reduce the problems you might have in using PUSHD wqith a network path

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I needed to be able to just Windows Explorer browse through the server share  then double-click launch the batch file   dbenham led me to an easier solution for my scenario  without the popd worries       Capture UNC or mapped-drive path script was launched from set NetPath   dp0     Assumes that setup exe is in the same UNC path  NetPath setup exe     Note that NetPath has a trailing backslash       robocopy exe   NetPath Custom   copyall  C  Program Files  x86  WP Custom Templates  Regedit exe  s  NetPath    WPX5 Custom Migrate reg     I am not sure if WPX5 was typo  so use      for parent directory set NetPath  pause

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This is the RegKey I used   Windows Registry Editor Version 5 00   HKEY LOCAL MACHINE SOFTWARE Microsoft Command Processor   DisableUNCCheck  dword 00000001

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My situation is just a little different  I m running a batch file on startup to distribute the latest version of internal business applications    In this situation I m using the Windows Registry Run Key with the following string   cmd  c copy   serverName SharedFolder startup7 bat  USERPROFILE   amp   USERPROFILE  startup7 bat   This runs two commands on startup in the correct sequence  First copying the batch file locally to a directory the user has permission to  Then executing the same batch file  I can create a local directory c  InternalApps and copy all of the files from the network    This is probably too late to solve the original poster s question but it may help someone else

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Basically  you can t run it from a UNC path without seeing that message   What I usually do is just put a CLS at the top of the script so I don t have to see that message  Then  specify the full path to files in the network share that you need to use

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There s a registry setting to avoid this security check  use it at your own risks  though       Under the registry path       nbsp  nbsp  HKEY CURRENT USER                                          nbsp  nbsp  nbsp  nbsp   Software                                      nbsp  nbsp  nbsp  nbsp  nbsp  nbsp   Microsoft                         nbsp  nbsp  nbsp  nbsp  nbsp  nbsp  nbsp  nbsp   Command Processor       add the value DisableUNCCheck REG DWORD and set the value to 0 x 1    Hex     Note  On Windows 10 version 1803  the setting seems to be located under HKLM  HKEY LOCAL MACHINE SOFTWARE Microsoft Command Processor

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Editing Windows registries is not worth it and not safe  use Map network drive and load the network share as if it s loaded from one of your local drives

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My env windows10 2019 lts version and I add this two binray data  fix this error  Computer HKEY LOCAL MACHINE SOFTWARE Microsoft Command Processor DisableUNCCheck value 1 Computer HKEY LOCAL MACHINE SOFTWARE WOW6432Node Microsoft Command Processor   DisableUNCCheck value 1

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