Stop credentials pop-up when launching "Open with Explorer"

Stop credentials pop-up when launching "Open with Explorer"

Symptom

When users launch Open with Explorer they may be asked to enter their network credentials. See example below:




Resolution

This is resolved by adding the SharePoint Site Collection Host URLs into Windows Registry settings. Below are instructions on how to do this on an individual computer basis.

  1. Click Start, type regedit, then press Enter.

  2. Locate and then select the following registry subkey:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WebClient\Parameters

  3. On the Edit menu, point to New, and then click Multi-String Value.

  4. Type AuthForwardServerList, and then press Enter.

  5. On the Edit menu, click Modify.

  6. In the Value data field type the scheme and host for each SharePoint site collection URL. Examples provided below:
    https://intranet.my.sharepoint.ky/

  7. Exit Registry Editor.