Network Drive Full Trust With Visual Studio 2010/2014

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I'm managing 10 developer computers and I want to assign to each computer a Network Drive (Let's say X: drive) so the developer can map the TFS workspace to that drive.

When the user tries to open any visual studio solution form drive X: (which's a network drive) visual studio warns the user for opening from Network solution.

I tried to give Full Trust to the network drive with 3 different ways with no luck:

1- Using CasPol (Drive)

%WINDIR%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\CasPol.exe -pp off -m -ag 1.2 -url file://X:\* FullTrust
%WINDIR%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\CasPol.exe -pp off -m -ag 1.2 -url file://X:\* FullTrust
%WINDIR%\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v2.0.50727\CasPol.exe -pp off -m -ag 1.2 -url file://X:\* FullTrust
%WINDIR%\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\CasPol.exe -pp off -m -ag 1.2 -url file://X:\* FullTrust

2- Using CasPol (UNC)

%WINDIR%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\CasPol.exe -pp off -m -ag 1.2 -url file://\\UNC\* FullTrust
%WINDIR%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\CasPol.exe -pp off -m -ag 1.2 -url file://\\UNC\* FullTrust
%WINDIR%\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v2.0.50727\CasPol.exe -pp off -m -ag 1.2 -url file://\\UNC\* FullTrust
%WINDIR%\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\CasPol.exe -pp off -m -ag 1.2 -url file://\\UNC\* FullTrust

3- Network (Intranet Zone)

From Internet Options -> Security -> Local Intranet -> Sites -> Advanced I added the drive

Visual Studio keeps warn the users regarding untrusted zone.

Please advice.

Thanks

Best Answer

I had the same issue when compiling projects from a network drive which contained T4 templates.

I had to add the unc path to the trusted sites. Internet Options -> Security -> Trusted sites -> Sites.

Add file://MyRemoteUncPath and make sure you uncheck Require service verification just below.

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