SP 53313: Remote Shared Folders are added to “My Network Places”

Symptom: When you open a document from a Remote Shared Folder, a connection shortcut for the Remote Shared Folder is created in “My Network Places”.
Resolution: Modify the system registry settings to disable connection entries for Remote Shared Folders in “My Network Places”.
Additional
Information: By default, Windows tries to read icon information from shortcuts in "My Network Places" by accessing remote files on the network. Depending on the quantity of remote shortcuts created in “My Network Places”, system response can be very slow.
Category: General , Explorer

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