I first posted this in the Win 8.1 forums, but no one knows anything there... hoping someone might have an idea here.
Fresh install of Windows Enterprise 8.1
Connected PC to domain, logged in, drive mapping worked as it should.
Rebooted a few times after installing software that I normally install on my computers (from the same sources/locally from my file server, etc). Rebooted a few more times all is well.
A few reboots later, the only drive that is mapped is X: which is my user drive done via the user profile in AD. The rest of the mappings that normally show up done by the GPO no longer show up.
After some digging, and noticing no errors in any logs I ran NET USE in a CMD prompt window, low and behold the drives are actually mapped and I can access them via the CLI without issue. I can navigate via their mapped drive letters, etc.
They just don't show up in Windows Explorer at all and I cannot navigate to the drive letters via the address bar. Strangely enough, it still kinda works since the Downloads start menu item is mapped to a network drive and that still works (Q:\) and Chrome can access it as well if I try to download something.
I'm really not sure what else to check/try here.
Have other Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 machines (my laptop) and all works just fine, so it's only this specific install on my desktop that is showing this issue.
A few days later as a test, I decided to wipe the computer, and re-install (this time with 8.1 Pro N).
Installing went great, installed only Video drivers (Nvidia), then connected to the DC. After that I logged into the PC with the domain user as usual, and all the drives appeared as normal (mapped via the existing GPO).
I then manually disconnected my user profile mapping (X:) and logged off, after logging off and logging back in I now have the exact same issue as before. None of the drives mapped by the GPO are showing up in Explorer. Only the X: drive which is mapped in the user Account from the DC is mapped.
But as usual if I check with NET USE under the CLI it shows that all the drives are mapped and I can access them normally under the CLI.
Here is a screenshot:
h t t p://i.imgur.com/IzaO9WV.jpg
Cheers!