How to map WebDAV network drive on Windows without extra programs

1. Open Services by pressing Win+R to open Run window and enter "services.msc" then press OK.
2. Search "WebClient" in the services list and make sure it is not disabled (default value is "Manual (Trigger Start)", just to be sure, you can change it to "Automatic").
3. Open Registry Editor by pressing Win+R to open Run window and enter "regedit" then press OK.
4. Go to the following folder:
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WebClient\Parameters
5. Change "BasicAuthLevel" key value to 2 (if the key is not present, create it as a DWORD key).
6. Change "FileAttributesLimitInBytes" key value to ffffffff (in Hexadecimal) or 4294967295 (in Decimal).
7. Change "FileSizeLimitInBytes" key value to ffffffff (in Hexadecimal) or 4294967295 (in Decimal).
8. Restart the computer (you cannot skip this step, logging out is not enough either).
9. Navigate to "This PC" in Windows Explorer.
10. Right click on an empty area near the drives and select "Add a network location (keyboard shortcut: Alt+C Alt+L)
11. Click Next -> Next then enter the URL in the field "Internet or network address:" like the following:
    http://server_address:port/shared_folder
    IMPORTANT: you must include the port number in the URL!
    NOTE: you can skip the "shared_folder", it is possible to map the root folder.
12. Enter your login creditentials in the window appearing.

If you get the following errormessages:

• "The file size exceeds the limit allowed and cannot be saved." - registry key in step 6 is not modified
• "The folder you entered does not appear to be valid. Please choose another." - registry key in step 5 is not modified

How to hide drives from Windows Explorer

1. Launch regedit by pressing Win+R and enter "regedit" in the field.
2. Go to the following folder:
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
3. Creat new DWORD entry named "NoDrives".
4. On the right side of the window, under Base part, set the radio button to decimal and enter the number of the drive you want to hide:
   A: 1, B: 2, C: 4, D: 8, E: 16, F: 32, G: 64, H: 128, I: 256, J: 512, K: 1024, L: 2048, M: 4096, N: 8192, O: 16384, P: 32768, Q: 65536, R: 131072, S: 262144, T: 524288, U: 1048576, V: 2097152, W: 4194304, X: 8388608, Y: 16777216, Z: 33554432, ALL: 67108863.
5. Click OK and restart computer to apply changes.