Is it possible to force a credential check every time a network share is opened in Windows 7?

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Published on 2012-01-07T05:14:16Z Indexed on 2012/08/29 3:41 UTC
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I am running Windows 7 Ultimate and I have mapped a network share to a drive letter. The first time that I open the share, I am prompted for login credentials as expected. I do not select the "Remember my credentials" checkbox and can login successfully, but every time that I re-open the share during the session, I do not need to re-enter my credentials.

Is there any way to force a credential check every time that I re-open the share? I do not want to perform a reboot every time that I want to "re-lock" the share.

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