Removing Network devices

Kronos · 15 Jan 2017 at 11:00

I have a couple of devices that seem to be connected to my Epson XP 630, one being USB storage and the other memory card. Why they are there I know not and removing them is proving impossible as they do not exist seemingly.

I see this on opening This PC.

This on trying to open one of them.

And this if I try to disconnect them.

They are little more than an annoyance but I would like to remove these entries.

Any thoughts?

Hyburnate · 15 Jan 2017 at 11:09

Do you have any network device? If you do map that to Z and Y and they'll disappear

Kronos · 15 Jan 2017 at 11:11

Just a printer, the Epson and a smart TV.

Hyburnate · 15 Jan 2017 at 11:14

Try in command line:

Code:

net use

Then see if the drives are listed, if so:

Code:

net use Z: /delete

and

Code:

net use Y: /delete

Kronos · 15 Jan 2017 at 11:16

Says there are no entries in the list?

Hyburnate · 15 Jan 2017 at 11:18

Must be because they're disconnected

Hmmm...

Hyburnate · 15 Jan 2017 at 11:21

https://www.cnet.com/forums/discussions/get-rid-of-dead-links-to-mapped-network-drives-367265/

Could give this a go...

Kronos · 15 Jan 2017 at 11:24

What should I be looking at here?

Hyburnate · 15 Jan 2017 at 11:27

Try restarting Windows Explorer, open task manager and select Windows Explorer and select Restart, that may fix it, if not whilst not for the faint hearted you could try the registry tweaks:

cnet said:
Had a bunch of former drives showing up so I attacked them in the registry. Open regedit to
HKLM
SYSTEM
services
LanmanServer
Shares
The keys for the former drives are there. Delete the ones that don't
exist and they won't show up on the network anymore.

Kronos · 15 Jan 2017 at 11:40

Restarting Windows Explorer has removed the entries and I have no idea why. Thanks for your help.

While I have you you here can you explain why I have 4 entries for my Samsung TV and right clicking only gives me the choice of creating a shortcut or Properties which shows three different (slightly) boxes and one that is the same as one other?

Hyburnate · 15 Jan 2017 at 12:58

I have no idea why that is - Incredibly weird

Your network is definitely something. One seems to be the screensharing aspect. However the rest I'm confused by.

Try and look under Windows Settings > Devices > Connected Devices. See if they're all listed there, you may be able to remove them from there

Kronos · 15 Jan 2017 at 13:01

Cheers mate, Ihave been informed that this is likely to be the cause. A bit untidy but there you go!

First two are different "protocols" the TV is available under. If you notice, each of those items has different UUID, thus represents a different function. One is AllShare, another might be an UPNP renderer, maybe also Miracast etc. The TV simply announces what it can do and every item gets it's own entry in that list.

Hyburnate · 15 Jan 2017 at 13:05

Haha, oh the downfall of technology - Thanks for letting me know

demonix · 15 Jan 2017 at 16:22

Your printer has both a USB port and a memory card reader.

As the printer is connected to the network, they show up as network devices and if nothing is connected or inserted then they'll show as not available.

Kronos · 15 Jan 2017 at 16:27

demonix said:
Your printer has both a USB port and a memory card reader.

As the printer is connected to the network, they show up as network devices and if nothing is connected or inserted then they'll show as not available.

And there seems to be nothing in printer settings to disable them either.