VPN Only Shows Some But Not All Folders – Offline Files Issue

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The issue is that when connected to VPN, only a small subset of folders appear in a network drive.  For example maybe a network shared drive has 20 folders but when connected to VPN only 3 of those 20 folders appear.  This could be due to an Offline Files issue where certain folders are synced between the computer and the server for some reason but the other folders are not.  Only the synced folders appear when connected to VPN.  You could disable Offline Folders which should stop the sync and force the computer to show all folders or try the following to disable Slow Link Detection and thus prevent Windows from displaying only synced folders.   Disable the Configure Slow-Link Mode Group Policy Computer Configuration – Administrative Templates – Network – Offline Files – Configure Slow-Link Mode (disable turns it off)   Set Configure Group Policy Slow Link Detection to 0 (All connections are Fast) Computer Configuration –...
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Windows 10 Not Getting IP From DHCP (Limited Connectivity LAN or WAN)

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By Dinesh If your Windows 10 desktop or laptop suddenly lost the network connectivity and showing limited connectivity, then this how-to guide will be useful. Your Wi-Fi or Wired network can go offline and can’t connect to the network. This will impact the internet and other network activities on your computer. The below steps show how to fix Windows 10 limited connectivity issue on the wireless or wired network. If it shows as limited connectivity, mostly the network adapter would not have got an IP from the DHCP. If only one particular PC is facing this issue on your network/home, then apparently nothing wrong with the network setup or DHCP server, it is a problem on your Windows 10 laptop or desktop. When I recently faced this similar issue randomly on a Windows 10 and another Windows 8.1 laptop, the following steps helped me to solve the problem. This problem is not specifically for the Wireless network adapter; it...
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Connect to VPN in Windows 10 with one click [desktop shortcut]

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Right click the Desktop and select New - Shortcut. In the shortcut target box, type or copy-paste the following command:rasphone -d "VPN connection name" See the following screenshot: Set the desired icon and name for your shortcut. Once you do this, just click this shortcut to connect to a VPN directly. You can pin it anywhere you want.   For Disconnect create another shortcut with:  rasphone –h “VPN Name”     Another option: Connect: rasdial “VPN Name” [username] [password] Disconnect: rasdial “VPN Name” /DISCONNECT     Original Links: http://winaero.com/blog/connect-to-vpn-in-windows-10-with-one-click-desktop-shortcut/ https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-networking/vpn-connection-shortcuts/e94fa04c-e8e0-4499-8cc5-e7a342912725...
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