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Controlling persistent connections

The Persistent Connections subkey stores data about the most recent connections to network drives. Understanding how to configure Persistent Connections on Windows NT can help your system start faster and let you control which network connections are made at startup. You can make changes to the way NT works with persistent connections in the registry. Launch the registry editor and go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ Network\Persistent Connections.

In the Persistent Connections directory you'll find values that you can alter to control network connections. The values with single letters show the Universal Naming Convention path of the 10 most recent drives that you've mapped to. You can set the order that the Map Network Drive list displays those UNC paths within the Order value. The SaveConnections value determines whether or not the connections will be persisted after logon (this is a yes/no value). Of course, the SaveConnections option can be turned on or off in the Map Network Drive window, but this tweak will allow the value to be changed within a logon script.

Note: Remember, editing your registry can be risky, so always have a verified backup before you begin.