My PC with Windows 10 has just received the cumulative update version 1607 (KB3189866).
After the reboot the "net use" command on a network share folder fails with the following error message: "A specified logon session does not exist. it may already have been terminated"
Same problem and error if I tried to insert the path in Run dialog.
Do you know what could be the cause and how to solve it?
Best Answer
I found the most conclusive evidence as to the symptom and cause here:
Basically, if an SMB server has any anonymous shares, it appears that the KB3189866 patch causes Windows not does not ask you for credentials and just fails. You can get a number of different error messages for this. In my case it was:
There are two workarounds, either:
OR
Add credentials for that share into the Windows Credential Manager:
a. Go to Control Panel -> User Accounts -> Manage Your Credentials -> Windows Credentials
b. For each server you wish to access, add in an entry (using "Add a Windows credential") with: