Utilities Windows
Network Drive Control
Map different network drives at Windows logon for home, work or school with Network Drive Control, a free utility that selects mappings by connected network.
- Operating system
- Windows 7, 8, 10 and 11, as listed by the publisher
- Architecture
- 32-bit and 64-bit for Windows 7/8/10; Windows 11 architecture not specified
- Download package
- ZIP archive (NDCSetup.zip)
Publisher compatibility statement, not independently tested. No Windows build-specific or ARM support claim is made.
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What is Network Drive Control?
Network Drive Control lets a Windows laptop use different drive mappings on different networks. Configure the shares associated with each network, and the utility attempts the relevant mappings when you log on instead of trying every saved share regardless of location. A network without configured mappings gets none. This is useful when a home server and an office server should not both be contacted at every logon.
You can reuse a drive letter for different resources on different networks, such as mapping X: to a home share in one location and an office share in another. The publisher lists SMB, CIFS, Netbios and WebDAV mappings, plus local directories mapped to drive letters. Windows' own limits still apply; the utility does not add FTP drive-letter support.
The publisher lists version 1.72, released July 3, 2026, and provides a ZIP download. Use is free, including commercial deployments. The screenshot is the publisher's older version 1.67 console on Windows 11, not a capture of version 1.72 or evidence of an installation test.
What it offers
- Apply network-specific drive mappings at Windows logon.
- Configure separate sets of drives for home, work or school networks.
- Reuse the same drive letter for different resources on different networks.
- Map SMB, CIFS, Netbios and WebDAV resources, as well as local directories, to drive letters.
- Consult the built-in help for configuration guidance.
Good to know
- Does not map FTP resources to drive letters.
- Network and drive configurations remain subject to Windows' built-in limits.
- The publisher provides no warranty that the software will work on a particular machine.
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