SharePoint 2013 - Design Manager - Problems connecting to network drive.

I've been working with SharePoint 2013 lately and I came across a problem trying to upload design files for the design manager.

This problem occurs when developing directly on Windows Server 2008 R2.

 When mapping the provided link to your computer like explained here (MSDN), you get an error "The network name cannot be found."

As many other problems you'll find when developing on a server this is due to a missing feature. The solution to the problem is enabling "Desktop Experience" feature.

Go to the Server Manager and click on "Features" in the left side tree structure. In the main pane click "Add Feature" and check the "Desktop Experience" box.



Follow the instructions and make sure to save your work because the Server will have to reboot on finish.

When logged in you'll find that mapping the location to your computer will work.

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