Why can I not see any network drives within UltraSearch?

Question / Problem

Why can I not see any network drives within UltraSearch?

Answer / Solution

Starting with Windows Vista, Microsoft enforces more strict security rules on the operating system. One side effect of this is that you may not see your mapped network drives anymore (Windows 8 and later), or they all appear disconnected (typically in Windows Vista and 7) in applications that are running with administrator privileges.

This is because Windows uses different user environments for non-elevated and elevated processes. There are some workarounds to gain access to those network drives anyway:

• Manually enter the UNC path (e.g. "\\server\share") of the network drive in the drive list.
• Activate "Linked Connections".
• Deactivate the option "Always start as administrator" under "Options > Application".