Network Folder Assigned with a Different Name and Password

Specified network folder is currently assigned with a different name and password

This error can occur when we try to map a network drive but it cannot be mapped remotely. This error appears indicating that it is assigned with a different name and password.

Today it is very common to have devices connected to our network and linked to other computers. We can assign network folders and be able to access them remotely, from other devices. A way to store information and have it available, create backup copies, free up space …

However, sometimes problems can arise. An example is the one we mentioned in this article. We may come across that it indicates that the specified network folder is currently assigned with a different name and password. This would prevent us from continuing with the normal process.

Why could this happen? The normal thing is that it happens because we have a Windows computer and there are two network shares on a remote server. We use some user credentials to access and later different ones to connect to the other network share.

Later, once we click on the error message, it shows us a message indicating that “multiple connections to a server or shared resource by the same user, using more than one username, are not allowed. Disconnect all previous connections to the server or share and try again ”.

Luckily we can take into account some steps to solve the problem. The goal is to be able to connect normally and avoid these complications. We will show some options that we have available.

How to fix the error when assigning different name and password

We are going to show a series of tips that we can put into practice in a simple way. These are steps that we can easily follow and thus be able to solve this error that is relatively common when trying to assign network drives in Windows 10. Some alternatives that we can use to prevent this failure from appearing in the Microsoft operating system.

Reset credentials

To avoid this problem, a first step we can take is to reset the credentials. To do this we have to press the Windows + R key combination and run services.msc and then go to Credential Manager .

Once we are on the Credential Manager we have to right-click on the name and click Restart . After doing this, we restart the computer and check again if the error is solved. It is a simple process and we simply have to mark what we see in the image so that the access credentials are reset. This could also come in handy to fix other similar problems that might be present.

In case the reason for this problem is this, we could see that after restarting the computer it starts normally and we do not have any errors. We already know that, in addition, the fact of restarting the computer can solve many small errors that may be present.

Don’t use the option to connect using different credentials

We may have checked the option to connect using different credentials while we were mapping the second drive. This could have caused this problem, so it would not be necessary to check that option.

Therefore, the first step we can do is simply uncheck the option to connect using different credentials and then assign the network drive. In this way we could solve this problem that may appear in Windows 10. We will have to do what we see in the image.

Don’t use different credentials to access the second resource

Another reason could be that we are using different credentials to connect the second share. This could cause this failure. This is so since Windows does not allow you to assign different credentials to access the same server.

What we can do is create a different name, a DNS alias for the remote server and later a different one to connect to the network share. In this way, the problem should be solved and we can connect normally.

Edit the host file and list the servers

One more alternative, which is directly linked to the previous one, is to edit the host file and list the servers there. In this way we can use aliases and we will not have this error. We can also use the IP address of the remote server when trying to connect to that network share.

Therefore, in this way we can use different user credentials to connect to the network share. This way we will avoid this error that could be present in Windows 10 and not allow us to connect normally. It is another alternative that we can consider.

Use remote server IP address

We can also take into account the possibility of using the IP address of the remote server when we try to connect to that network share. It is one more option that we can take into account and that can help us solve this problem.

In short, by following these steps that we mentioned we can solve the problem that appears when we try to connect to a network share and we get the message specified network folder is currently assigned with a different name and password in Windows 10.

Keep in mind that Windows 10 is today the most widely used operating system on desktop computers. This means that a problem of this type can appear in many users. This could prevent us from using network connected devices normally.