Powershell New-SmbMapping drives only accessible from Powershell [closed]

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As I understand it, New-SmbMapping W: -RemotePath \\myserver\myfolder should do the same thing as net use w: \\myserver\myfolder. However, if I use net I am easily able to access the mapped drive from the Windows Explorer. On the other hand, if I use New-SmbMapping, it shows up if I run Get-SmbMapping, and I can access it with the start W: command, but it doesn't show up in My Computer and if I type W: into the Windows Explorer bar Windows complains about being unable to find the file location. What's wrong here?

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I'm not familiar with New-SmbMaping but in PowerShell 3.0 you can use the New-PSdrive and the -Persist switch to map a drive. Remoce the psdrive to disconnect from the mapped network drive.

New-PSDrive -Name W -Root \\myserver\myfolder -Persist -PSProvider FileSystem