Change network drive label by command line

Question

I have just create a new network driver by command line using

net use

But when I try to change this drive's label by command line using label command, an error occurs:

C:\>label X: Shared
Parameters not compatible.

How can I change this by command line?

Solution 1

The label command will only work for a physical drive. To rename a mapped network drive, you need to rename it using My Computer on a machine. To automate this for use across many computers, the new label will be saved as a registry key. Look for the following key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MountPoints2

Export the "_LabelFromReg" key for the drive in question and import the key on the other machines before your "net use" command.

Solution 2

Another perhaps slightly faster method is using Powershell:

$a = New-Object -ComObject shell.application

$a.NameSpace( "X:\" ).self.name = "YOURLABEL"

Comments

[Admin]

Try this solution: superuser.com/a/795473/248359 it works great

[Friedrich Philipp]

What "_LabelFromReg" key are you talking about? What do I have to write into MountPoints2?

[Finiox]

Doesn't seem to work? Give me an error that name cannot be found on this object

[Admin]

No errors, but has no effect, the label does not change.