Sometimes when installing a fresh Windows you might not be able to connect to a shared network drive. This is especially true with Windows 11 and 24H2and up. There is a easy solution for this. I searched for hours to find this so to save you time here's the fix (might not work for you depending on the issue).
The short explanation. Windows 11 Home 25H2 that I use have added more secure and strict network features. This prevents Windows from discovering drives in your network that are not "verified" and have no secure connection, even if you have a username and password. What we need to do is open up insecure connections and allow guest access.
Allow Insecure Connections from PowerShell.
The final method to fix the error "Network path not found – 0x80070035" in Windows 11 24H2, is to allow the insecure guest logons, using PowerShell.*
1. Open PowerShell as Administrator (important) and use the following three (3) commands one by one:
Set-SmbClientConfiguration -EnableInsecureGuestLogons $true -Force
Set-SmbClientConfiguration -RequireSecuritySignature $false -Force
Set-SmbServerConfiguration -RequireSecuritySignature $false -Force
Restart to make sure and try to connect again using \\mynetworkdrive or \\drivesipadress from explorer.
If you have any other tips, leave them in the comments.

Quick Info
You must be signed in as an administrator to add, remove, and use the "Take Ownership" context menu.
Taking Ownership of a FAT32 drive will not work and you will get an error indicating so since file permissions are only supported on NTFS and ReFS drives.
In Windows 11, you will need to click/tap on Show more options first by default, then click/tap on Take Ownership.
This will allow you to be able to instantly take ownership of a file, folder (and all contents), or drive (and all contents) by changing the owner to the current user and grant the Owner_Rights SID (for current owner) full access permission.
When you right click or press and hold on a file, folder, or drive, click/tap on Show more options, and click/tap on Take Ownership, you will be prompted by UAC for approval first.
If a user is signed in as an administrator, then the user would just click/tap on Yes to approve and take ownership. The owner of the file, folder, or drive would be changed to the current user account. Permissions would be set to allow this current owner (Owner_Rights SID) full control of the file, folder, or drive.
If a user is signed in as a standard user, then the user would need to enter a selected administrator's password to approve and take ownership. The owner of the file, folder, or drive would be changed to the selected administrator account and not the standard user. Permissions would be set to allow this current owner (Owner_Rights SID) full control of the file, folder, or drive.
The Take Ownership context menu will not be available when you right click or press and hold only on the specific C: drive, C:\Program Files folder, C:\Program Files (x86) folder, C:\ProgramData folder, C:\Users folder, and C:\Windows folder. Taking ownership of the Windows "C:" drive and these specific system folders can make Windows unstable as it would also take ownership of all their content at the same time.
You will still be able to use the Take Ownership context menu on files and folders inside the locations above, and on all drives other than the C drive and FAT32 drives.
Download the provided .zip file. Inside there is a Take Ownership reg file and a Remove Ownership reg file.
Take_Ownership.zip

To add a program to autostart in Windows 11, open the Settings app, go to Apps, then select Startup. From there, you can toggle on the apps you want to run at startup. Alternatively, you can create a shortcut of the program in the Startup folder located at C:\Users\YourUserName\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup.

Windows Explorer is the gateway to the Graphical User Interface (GUI) with which we navigate the Windows operating system. It is the user shell that lets one explore the desktop, the File Manager, the Start Menu and the taskbar, and a host of other things linked to it. In certain situations, you may be required to restart it, such as when one or more of its elements start to glitch or if your screen freezes.
With Windows 11, Microsoft has greatly propped up Windows Explorer and ‘centralized’ the whole experience. But the ways to restart it are still the same. Here we take a look at how to restart Windows Explorer and what happens when you do so.
What happens when you restart Windows explorer (and when should you do it)?
Restarting Windows Explorer is just like restarting any other application – it shuts down the user shell and starts it back up again. This means that all the processes that are dependent on it, such as the desktop, the taskbar, the Start Menu, and the File Explorer will all reload, thereby fixing any little issues that there might have been. If your system is freezing or lagging, restarting Windows Explorer is often enough to resolve the issue.
It is good to know how to go about doing so as this is one of the fastest ways of fixing a stuttering desktop experience or an unresponsive taskbar. Windows Explorer needs to restart whenever you make changes to the HKEY_CURRENT_USER registry as well, which is another reason to know how to do so.
You can also simply end Windows Explorer without restarting it. If you do so, you will be left with a blank desktop with no taskbar or the Start Menu. The file explorer won’t be available either. But starting it back up again is a cinch.
Restart File Explorer on Windows 11
Here are all the ways that you can restart Windows Explorer on Windows 11. Note that although the visual references shown in this guide are of Windows 11, these methods work for Windows 10 as well.
Method 1: Using Task Manager
First up, open the Task Manager by pressing Ctrl + Shift + Esc simultaneously. Alternatively, you can also simply right-click the Start menu and select Task Manager.
Click on More details if the Task Manager opens in miniature form.
Scroll through the Processes and find Windows Explorer. Select it and then click on Restart towards the bottom right corner.
The visual elements on your screen will disappear momentarily and then return. This means that Windows Explorer was successfully closed and restarted.
Method 2: Using Command Prompt/Windows Terminal/PowerShell
Another way to restart Windows Explorer is through a Windows Terminal such as the Command Prompt or PowerShell. In our example, we’re going with the former but the commands are the same for both.
Press Start, type cmd (or powershell), and then click on Run as administrator.
Now type the following command: taskkill /f /im explorer.exe
Then press Enter. As soon as you do that, you will see the desktop turn black and the Start menu and the taskbar disappear. This means that you have successfully closed Windows Explorer. To start it back up again, type the following command: start explorer.exe
Then press Enter. The visual elements will return promptly.
Method 3: Using a batch script
You can also create a batch script to restart Windows Explorer so that the next time you need to do so, you need only to double-click on it. Here’s how:
Right-click on the desktop and select New > Text document.
Create a new text file, then type the following:
@echo off
taskkill /f /im explorer.exe
start explorer.exe
Save as a .bat (or save the file and rename it to "name.bat")
Your batch file to restart Windows Explorer is now created on the desktop. Whenever you need to restart Windows Explorer next, simply double-click on this .bat file.
Add Restart Explorer to the Context Menu
If the aforementioned methods seem too elaborate to you, you can add an option to restart Windows Explorer to the context menu (right click) for easier access. However, to do so, you’ll have to create a registry file specific to the task. Here’s how to go about it:
Download the attached file and unpack it.
Now double-click the registry file "Add_Restart_Explorer_Context_Menu.reg".
When prompted, click Yes.
You will now get a confirmation message that the keys and values in this file are successfully added to the registry. Click OK.
To see the new context menu option to Restart Windows Explorer, right-click on the desktop and select Show more options.
Remove Restart Explorer from the Context Menu
If you’d like to remove this option, download the attached file and double-click the registry file "Remove_Restart_Explorer_Context_Menu.reg"
Restart_Explorer_Context_Menu.zip

Thanks again, had to come back ;)

Woha, thanks a lot. Best W11 hack ever.

Best hack ever. Thanks!

Thanks! Just what I needed.