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<p>remove the start in and just have the link.</p><p><br></p><p>That should fix it for you.</p><p><br></p><p>Regards</p><p>Alex</p>
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I removed the Start in path and theTarget path is &nbsp;\\AppSVR-1\applications\Fi<wbr />n\Fin Revision<br />
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I ran a GPUPDATE on the AD server and i logged into one of the workstations <br />
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I can see the &nbsp;Fin Revision folder , but the folder is empty.
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<p>When you check the properties of the folder, is it a shortcut or is it a folder? Also, do you have DFS running on that share?</p><p><br></p><p>Thanks</p><p>Alex</p>
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<p>BTW, you run GPUPDATE /Force on the client NOT the domain controller.</p>
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We dont have DFS, &nbsp;and i will run on the client GPupdate &nbsp;and post the results.<br />
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Attached the snapshot after the changes<br />
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When i logged in as a user and right clicked the properties of &quot;Fin Revision&quot; <br />
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Type : File folder<br />
Location :C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\<wbr />Windows\St<wbr />art Menu\Programs\Fin<br />
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If i go to the PC &nbsp;and &nbsp;and to the following path &nbsp;and properties of &quot;Fin Revision&quot; <br />
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Type: File folder<br />
Location \\PC-01\c$\ProgramData\Mic<wbr />rosoft\Win<wbr />dows\Start<wbr /> Menu\Programs\Fin<br />
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<p>Yeah so that's not a shortcut but a new folder.</p><p><br></p><p>Did you use Group policy preferences and then shortcut to create a new shortcut to this folder or did you use "Files" within Group policy preferences?</p><p><br></p><p>Thanks</p><p>Alex</p>
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To Create the &quot;Fin Revision&quot; folder within Fin folder<br />
GPO- Computer Configuration-Preferences - Windows settings- Folders <br />
Gave a path to create a folder &quot;&nbsp;Fin Revision&quot; under C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\W<wbr />indows\Sta<wbr />rt Menu\Programs\Fin <br />
&quot;Fin Revision&quot; folder &nbsp;has been created successfully on every windows 10 workstations <br />
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For creating shortcut &nbsp;<br />
GPO- Computer Configuration-Preferences - Windows settings-Shortcuts<br />
on the target path i gave \\AppSVR-1\applications\Fi<wbr />n\Fin Revision
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<blockquote><p><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: &quot;Nunito Sans&quot;, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">To Create the "Fin Revision" folder within Fin folder</span><br style="font-size: 16px; font-family: &quot;Nunito Sans&quot;, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: &quot;Nunito Sans&quot;, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">GPO- Computer Configuration-Preferences - Windows settings- Folders</span><br style="font-size: 16px; font-family: &quot;Nunito Sans&quot;, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: &quot;Nunito Sans&quot;, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">Gave a path to create a folder "&nbsp;Fin Revision" under C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\W</span><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: &quot;Nunito Sans&quot;, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">indows\Sta</span><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: &quot;Nunito Sans&quot;, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">rt Menu\Programs\Fin</span><br style="font-size: 16px; font-family: &quot;Nunito Sans&quot;, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, sans-serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: &quot;Nunito Sans&quot;, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">"Fin Revision" folder &nbsp;has been created successfully on every windows 10 workstations</span></p></blockquote><p><br></p><p>What? So, let me try to get this right, you're creating a new folder, which then contains the shortcut?</p><p><br></p><p>You don't need to "Create a folder" for fin revision, that'll be done automatically when you create the shortcut to &nbsp;<span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: &quot;Nunito Sans&quot;, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">\\AppSVR-1\applications\Fi</span><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: &quot;Nunito Sans&quot;, &quot;Open Sans&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;">n\Fin Revision</span>
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Hi<br />
We have windows 2012 DC and windows 10 workstation.<br />
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On the APPSvr-1 we have a share called Applications and this drive gets mapped as “S ”drive &nbsp;when any user log into the workstations.<br />
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On this share I have created a folder \\ APPSvr-1\Applications\ Fin\Fin Revision<br />
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Within the Fin Revision folder, there are many MP3files saved on this folder.<br />
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For every users, I would like to create a shortcut pointing to Fin Revision folder where and the MP3 files.<br />
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On all the windows workstation I can see the folder “Fin Revision” under <br />
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\W<wbr />indows\Sta<wbr />rt Menu\Programs\Fin\Fin Revision<br />
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But there are no MP3 files within the Fin Revision folder.<br />
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Please see the snapshot of the GPO that has be set up and let me know if I am missing any settings.<br />
Thanks<br />
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Hi
We have windows 2012 DC and windows 10 workstation.

On the APPSvr-1 we have a share called Applications and this drive gets mapped as “S ”drive  when any user log into the workstations.

On this share I have created a folder \\ APPSvr-1\Applications\ Fin\Fin Revision

Within the Fin Revision folder, there are many MP3files saved on this folder.

For every users, I would like to create a shortcut pointing to Fin Revision folder where and the MP3 files.

On all the windows workstation I can see the folder “Fin Revision” under 
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Fin\Fin Revision

But there are no MP3 files within the Fin Revision folder.

Please see the snapshot of the GPO that has be set up and let me know if I am missing any settings.
Thanks

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