docs: Document new file sharing method (#1449)

assets/win10x64-enterprise-eval.xml

@@ -420,6 +420,11 @@
         </SynchronousCommand>
         <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
           <Order>22</Order>
+          <CommandLine>cmd /C mklink /d %userprofile%\Desktop\Shared \\host.lan\Data</CommandLine>
+          <Description>Create desktop shortcut to shared folder</Description>
+        </SynchronousCommand>
+        <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+          <Order>23</Order>
           <CommandLine>cmd /C if exist "C:\OEM\install.bat" start "Install" "cmd /C C:\OEM\install.bat"</CommandLine>
           <Description>Execute custom script from the OEM folder if exists</Description>
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assets/win10x64-enterprise.xml

@@ -423,6 +423,11 @@
         </SynchronousCommand>
         <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
           <Order>22</Order>
+          <CommandLine>cmd /C mklink /d %userprofile%\Desktop\Shared \\host.lan\Data</CommandLine>
+          <Description>Create desktop shortcut to shared folder</Description>
+        </SynchronousCommand>
+        <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+          <Order>23</Order>
           <CommandLine>cmd /C if exist "C:\OEM\install.bat" start "Install" "cmd /C C:\OEM\install.bat"</CommandLine>
           <Description>Execute custom script from the OEM folder if exists</Description>
         </SynchronousCommand>

assets/win10x64-iot.xml

@@ -429,6 +429,11 @@
         </SynchronousCommand>
         <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
           <Order>22</Order>
+          <CommandLine>cmd /C mklink /d %userprofile%\Desktop\Shared \\host.lan\Data</CommandLine>
+          <Description>Create desktop shortcut to shared folder</Description>
+        </SynchronousCommand>
+        <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+          <Order>23</Order>
           <CommandLine>cmd /C if exist "C:\OEM\install.bat" start "Install" "cmd /C C:\OEM\install.bat"</CommandLine>
           <Description>Execute custom script from the OEM folder if exists</Description>
         </SynchronousCommand>

assets/win10x64-ltsc.xml

@@ -426,6 +426,11 @@
         </SynchronousCommand>
         <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
           <Order>22</Order>
+          <CommandLine>cmd /C mklink /d %userprofile%\Desktop\Shared \\host.lan\Data</CommandLine>
+          <Description>Create desktop shortcut to shared folder</Description>
+        </SynchronousCommand>
+        <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+          <Order>23</Order>
           <CommandLine>cmd /C if exist "C:\OEM\install.bat" start "Install" "cmd /C C:\OEM\install.bat"</CommandLine>
           <Description>Execute custom script from the OEM folder if exists</Description>
         </SynchronousCommand>

assets/win10x64.xml

@@ -423,6 +423,11 @@
         </SynchronousCommand>
         <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
           <Order>22</Order>
+          <CommandLine>cmd /C mklink /d %userprofile%\Desktop\Shared \\host.lan\Data</CommandLine>
+          <Description>Create desktop shortcut to shared folder</Description>
+        </SynchronousCommand>
+        <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+          <Order>23</Order>
           <CommandLine>cmd /C if exist "C:\OEM\install.bat" start "Install" "cmd /C C:\OEM\install.bat"</CommandLine>
           <Description>Execute custom script from the OEM folder if exists</Description>
         </SynchronousCommand>

assets/win11x64-enterprise-eval.xml

@@ -458,6 +458,11 @@
         </SynchronousCommand>
         <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
           <Order>25</Order>
+          <CommandLine>cmd /C mklink /d %userprofile%\Desktop\Shared \\host.lan\Data</CommandLine>
+          <Description>Create desktop shortcut to shared folder</Description>
+        </SynchronousCommand>
+        <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+          <Order>26</Order>
           <CommandLine>cmd /C if exist "C:\OEM\install.bat" start "Install" "cmd /C C:\OEM\install.bat"</CommandLine>
           <Description>Execute custom script from the OEM folder if exists</Description>
         </SynchronousCommand>

assets/win11x64-enterprise.xml

@@ -461,6 +461,11 @@
         </SynchronousCommand>
         <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
           <Order>25</Order>
+          <CommandLine>cmd /C mklink /d %userprofile%\Desktop\Shared \\host.lan\Data</CommandLine>
+          <Description>Create desktop shortcut to shared folder</Description>
+        </SynchronousCommand>
+        <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+          <Order>26</Order>
           <CommandLine>cmd /C if exist "C:\OEM\install.bat" start "Install" "cmd /C C:\OEM\install.bat"</CommandLine>
           <Description>Execute custom script from the OEM folder if exists</Description>
         </SynchronousCommand>

assets/win11x64-iot.xml

@@ -461,6 +461,11 @@
         </SynchronousCommand>
         <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
           <Order>25</Order>
+          <CommandLine>cmd /C mklink /d %userprofile%\Desktop\Shared \\host.lan\Data</CommandLine>
+          <Description>Create desktop shortcut to shared folder</Description>
+        </SynchronousCommand>
+        <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+          <Order>26</Order>
           <CommandLine>cmd /C if exist "C:\OEM\install.bat" start "Install" "cmd /C C:\OEM\install.bat"</CommandLine>
           <Description>Execute custom script from the OEM folder if exists</Description>
         </SynchronousCommand>

assets/win11x64-ltsc.xml

@@ -461,6 +461,11 @@
         </SynchronousCommand>
         <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
           <Order>25</Order>
+          <CommandLine>cmd /C mklink /d %userprofile%\Desktop\Shared \\host.lan\Data</CommandLine>
+          <Description>Create desktop shortcut to shared folder</Description>
+        </SynchronousCommand>
+        <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+          <Order>26</Order>
           <CommandLine>cmd /C if exist "C:\OEM\install.bat" start "Install" "cmd /C C:\OEM\install.bat"</CommandLine>
           <Description>Execute custom script from the OEM folder if exists</Description>
         </SynchronousCommand>

assets/win11x64.xml

@@ -461,6 +461,11 @@
         </SynchronousCommand>
         <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
           <Order>25</Order>
+          <CommandLine>cmd /C mklink /d %userprofile%\Desktop\Shared \\host.lan\Data</CommandLine>
+          <Description>Create desktop shortcut to shared folder</Description>
+        </SynchronousCommand>
+        <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+          <Order>26</Order>
           <CommandLine>cmd /C if exist "C:\OEM\install.bat" start "Install" "cmd /C C:\OEM\install.bat"</CommandLine>
           <Description>Execute custom script from the OEM folder if exists</Description>
         </SynchronousCommand>

assets/win2008r2-eval.xml

@@ -290,6 +290,11 @@
         </SynchronousCommand>
         <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
           <Order>20</Order>
+          <CommandLine>cmd /C mklink /d %userprofile%\Desktop\Shared \\host.lan\Data</CommandLine>
+          <Description>Create desktop shortcut to shared folder</Description>
+        </SynchronousCommand>        
+        <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+          <Order>21</Order>
           <CommandLine>cmd /C if exist "C:\OEM\install.bat" start "Install" "cmd /C C:\OEM\install.bat"</CommandLine>
           <Description>Execute custom script from the OEM folder if exists</Description>
         </SynchronousCommand>

assets/win2008r2.xml

@@ -293,6 +293,11 @@
         </SynchronousCommand>
         <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
           <Order>20</Order>
+          <CommandLine>cmd /C mklink /d %userprofile%\Desktop\Shared \\host.lan\Data</CommandLine>
+          <Description>Create desktop shortcut to shared folder</Description>
+        </SynchronousCommand>        
+        <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+          <Order>21</Order>
           <CommandLine>cmd /C if exist "C:\OEM\install.bat" start "Install" "cmd /C C:\OEM\install.bat"</CommandLine>
           <Description>Execute custom script from the OEM folder if exists</Description>
         </SynchronousCommand>

assets/win2012r2-eval.xml

@@ -308,6 +308,11 @@
         </SynchronousCommand>
         <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
           <Order>17</Order>
+          <CommandLine>cmd /C mklink /d %userprofile%\Desktop\Shared \\host.lan\Data</CommandLine>
+          <Description>Create desktop shortcut to shared folder</Description>
+        </SynchronousCommand>        
+        <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+          <Order>18</Order>
           <CommandLine>cmd /C if exist "C:\OEM\install.bat" start "Install" "cmd /C C:\OEM\install.bat"</CommandLine>
           <Description>Execute custom script from the OEM folder if exists</Description>
         </SynchronousCommand>

assets/win2012r2.xml

@@ -311,6 +311,11 @@
         </SynchronousCommand>
         <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
           <Order>17</Order>
+          <CommandLine>cmd /C mklink /d %userprofile%\Desktop\Shared \\host.lan\Data</CommandLine>
+          <Description>Create desktop shortcut to shared folder</Description>
+        </SynchronousCommand>        
+        <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+          <Order>18</Order>
           <CommandLine>cmd /C if exist "C:\OEM\install.bat" start "Install" "cmd /C C:\OEM\install.bat"</CommandLine>
           <Description>Execute custom script from the OEM folder if exists</Description>
         </SynchronousCommand>

assets/win2016-eval.xml

@@ -328,6 +328,11 @@
         </SynchronousCommand>
         <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
           <Order>21</Order>
+          <CommandLine>cmd /C mklink /d %userprofile%\Desktop\Shared \\host.lan\Data</CommandLine>
+          <Description>Create desktop shortcut to shared folder</Description>
+        </SynchronousCommand>        
+        <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+          <Order>22</Order>
           <CommandLine>cmd /C if exist "C:\OEM\install.bat" start "Install" "cmd /C C:\OEM\install.bat"</CommandLine>
           <Description>Execute custom script from the OEM folder if exists</Description>
         </SynchronousCommand>
@@ -335,3 +340,4 @@
     </component>
   </settings>
 </unattend>
+

assets/win2016.xml

@@ -331,6 +331,11 @@
         </SynchronousCommand>
         <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
           <Order>21</Order>
+          <CommandLine>cmd /C mklink /d %userprofile%\Desktop\Shared \\host.lan\Data</CommandLine>
+          <Description>Create desktop shortcut to shared folder</Description>
+        </SynchronousCommand>        
+        <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+          <Order>22</Order>
           <CommandLine>cmd /C if exist "C:\OEM\install.bat" start "Install" "cmd /C C:\OEM\install.bat"</CommandLine>
           <Description>Execute custom script from the OEM folder if exists</Description>
         </SynchronousCommand>
@@ -338,3 +343,4 @@
     </component>
   </settings>
 </unattend>
+

assets/win2019-eval.xml

@@ -332,6 +332,11 @@
         </SynchronousCommand>
         <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
           <Order>21</Order>
+          <CommandLine>cmd /C mklink /d %userprofile%\Desktop\Shared \\host.lan\Data</CommandLine>
+          <Description>Create desktop shortcut to shared folder</Description>
+        </SynchronousCommand>        
+        <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+          <Order>22</Order>
           <CommandLine>cmd /C if exist "C:\OEM\install.bat" start "Install" "cmd /C C:\OEM\install.bat"</CommandLine>
           <Description>Execute custom script from the OEM folder if exists</Description>
         </SynchronousCommand>
@@ -339,3 +344,4 @@
     </component>
   </settings>
 </unattend>
+

assets/win2019-hv.xml

@@ -337,6 +337,11 @@
         </SynchronousCommand>
         <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
           <Order>21</Order>
+          <CommandLine>cmd /C mklink /d %userprofile%\Desktop\Shared \\host.lan\Data</CommandLine>
+          <Description>Create desktop shortcut to shared folder</Description>
+        </SynchronousCommand>        
+        <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+          <Order>22</Order>
           <CommandLine>cmd /C if exist "C:\OEM\install.bat" start "Install" "cmd /C C:\OEM\install.bat"</CommandLine>
           <Description>Execute custom script from the OEM folder if exists</Description>
         </SynchronousCommand>
@@ -344,3 +349,4 @@
     </component>
   </settings>
 </unattend>
+

assets/win2019.xml

@@ -335,6 +335,11 @@
         </SynchronousCommand>
         <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
           <Order>21</Order>
+          <CommandLine>cmd /C mklink /d %userprofile%\Desktop\Shared \\host.lan\Data</CommandLine>
+          <Description>Create desktop shortcut to shared folder</Description>
+        </SynchronousCommand>        
+        <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+          <Order>22</Order>
           <CommandLine>cmd /C if exist "C:\OEM\install.bat" start "Install" "cmd /C C:\OEM\install.bat"</CommandLine>
           <Description>Execute custom script from the OEM folder if exists</Description>
         </SynchronousCommand>

assets/win2022-eval.xml

@@ -332,6 +332,11 @@
         </SynchronousCommand>
         <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
           <Order>21</Order>
+          <CommandLine>cmd /C mklink /d %userprofile%\Desktop\Shared \\host.lan\Data</CommandLine>
+          <Description>Create desktop shortcut to shared folder</Description>
+        </SynchronousCommand>        
+        <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+          <Order>22</Order>
           <CommandLine>cmd /C if exist "C:\OEM\install.bat" start "Install" "cmd /C C:\OEM\install.bat"</CommandLine>
           <Description>Execute custom script from the OEM folder if exists</Description>
         </SynchronousCommand>
@@ -339,3 +344,4 @@
     </component>
   </settings>
 </unattend>
+

assets/win2022.xml

@@ -335,6 +335,11 @@
         </SynchronousCommand>
         <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
           <Order>21</Order>
+          <CommandLine>cmd /C mklink /d %userprofile%\Desktop\Shared \\host.lan\Data</CommandLine>
+          <Description>Create desktop shortcut to shared folder</Description>
+        </SynchronousCommand>        
+        <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+          <Order>22</Order>
           <CommandLine>cmd /C if exist "C:\OEM\install.bat" start "Install" "cmd /C C:\OEM\install.bat"</CommandLine>
           <Description>Execute custom script from the OEM folder if exists</Description>
         </SynchronousCommand>
@@ -342,3 +347,4 @@
     </component>
   </settings>
 </unattend>
+

assets/win2025-eval.xml

@@ -347,6 +347,11 @@
         </SynchronousCommand>
         <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
           <Order>23</Order>
+          <CommandLine>cmd /C mklink /d %userprofile%\Desktop\Shared \\host.lan\Data</CommandLine>
+          <Description>Create desktop shortcut to shared folder</Description>
+        </SynchronousCommand>        
+        <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+          <Order>24</Order>
           <CommandLine>cmd /C if exist "C:\OEM\install.bat" start "Install" "cmd /C C:\OEM\install.bat"</CommandLine>
           <Description>Execute custom script from the OEM folder if exists</Description>
         </SynchronousCommand>
@@ -354,3 +359,4 @@
     </component>
   </settings>
 </unattend>
+

assets/win2025.xml

@@ -350,6 +350,11 @@
         </SynchronousCommand>
         <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
           <Order>23</Order>
+          <CommandLine>cmd /C mklink /d %userprofile%\Desktop\Shared \\host.lan\Data</CommandLine>
+          <Description>Create desktop shortcut to shared folder</Description>
+        </SynchronousCommand>        
+        <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+          <Order>24</Order>
           <CommandLine>cmd /C if exist "C:\OEM\install.bat" start "Install" "cmd /C C:\OEM\install.bat"</CommandLine>
           <Description>Execute custom script from the OEM folder if exists</Description>
         </SynchronousCommand>

assets/win7x64-enterprise-eval.xml

@@ -274,6 +274,11 @@
         </SynchronousCommand>
         <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
           <Order>18</Order>
+          <CommandLine>cmd /C mklink /d %userprofile%\Desktop\Shared \\host.lan\Data</CommandLine>
+          <Description>Create desktop shortcut to shared folder</Description>
+        </SynchronousCommand>        
+        <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+          <Order>19</Order>
           <CommandLine>cmd /C if exist "C:\OEM\install.bat" start "Install" "cmd /C C:\OEM\install.bat"</CommandLine>
           <Description>Execute custom script from the OEM folder if exists</Description>
         </SynchronousCommand>

assets/win7x64-enterprise.xml

@@ -278,6 +278,11 @@
         </SynchronousCommand>
         <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
           <Order>18</Order>
+          <CommandLine>cmd /C mklink /d %userprofile%\Desktop\Shared \\host.lan\Data</CommandLine>
+          <Description>Create desktop shortcut to shared folder</Description>
+        </SynchronousCommand>        
+        <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+          <Order>19</Order>
           <CommandLine>cmd /C if exist "C:\OEM\install.bat" start "Install" "cmd /C C:\OEM\install.bat"</CommandLine>
           <Description>Execute custom script from the OEM folder if exists</Description>
         </SynchronousCommand>

assets/win7x64-ultimate.xml

@@ -278,6 +278,11 @@
         </SynchronousCommand>
         <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
           <Order>18</Order>
+          <CommandLine>cmd /C mklink /d %userprofile%\Desktop\Shared \\host.lan\Data</CommandLine>
+          <Description>Create desktop shortcut to shared folder</Description>
+        </SynchronousCommand>        
+        <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+          <Order>19</Order>
           <CommandLine>cmd /C if exist "C:\OEM\install.bat" start "Install" "cmd /C C:\OEM\install.bat"</CommandLine>
           <Description>Execute custom script from the OEM folder if exists</Description>
         </SynchronousCommand>

assets/win7x64.xml

@@ -278,6 +278,11 @@
         </SynchronousCommand>
         <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
           <Order>18</Order>
+          <CommandLine>cmd /C mklink /d %userprofile%\Desktop\Shared \\host.lan\Data</CommandLine>
+          <Description>Create desktop shortcut to shared folder</Description>
+        </SynchronousCommand>        
+        <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+          <Order>19</Order>
           <CommandLine>cmd /C if exist "C:\OEM\install.bat" start "Install" "cmd /C C:\OEM\install.bat"</CommandLine>
           <Description>Execute custom script from the OEM folder if exists</Description>
         </SynchronousCommand>

assets/win7x86-enterprise.xml

@@ -278,6 +278,11 @@
         </SynchronousCommand>
         <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
           <Order>18</Order>
+          <CommandLine>cmd /C mklink /d %userprofile%\Desktop\Shared \\host.lan\Data</CommandLine>
+          <Description>Create desktop shortcut to shared folder</Description>
+        </SynchronousCommand>        
+        <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+          <Order>19</Order>
           <CommandLine>cmd /C if exist "C:\OEM\install.bat" start "Install" "cmd /C C:\OEM\install.bat"</CommandLine>
           <Description>Execute custom script from the OEM folder if exists</Description>
         </SynchronousCommand>

assets/win7x86-ultimate.xml

@@ -278,6 +278,11 @@
         </SynchronousCommand>
         <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
           <Order>18</Order>
+          <CommandLine>cmd /C mklink /d %userprofile%\Desktop\Shared \\host.lan\Data</CommandLine>
+          <Description>Create desktop shortcut to shared folder</Description>
+        </SynchronousCommand>        
+        <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+          <Order>19</Order>
           <CommandLine>cmd /C if exist "C:\OEM\install.bat" start "Install" "cmd /C C:\OEM\install.bat"</CommandLine>
           <Description>Execute custom script from the OEM folder if exists</Description>
         </SynchronousCommand>

assets/win7x86.xml

@@ -278,6 +278,11 @@
         </SynchronousCommand>
         <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
           <Order>18</Order>
+          <CommandLine>cmd /C mklink /d %userprofile%\Desktop\Shared \\host.lan\Data</CommandLine>
+          <Description>Create desktop shortcut to shared folder</Description>
+        </SynchronousCommand>        
+        <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+          <Order>19</Order>
           <CommandLine>cmd /C if exist "C:\OEM\install.bat" start "Install" "cmd /C C:\OEM\install.bat"</CommandLine>
           <Description>Execute custom script from the OEM folder if exists</Description>
         </SynchronousCommand>

assets/win81x64-enterprise-eval.xml

@@ -293,6 +293,11 @@
         </SynchronousCommand>
         <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
           <Order>17</Order>
+          <CommandLine>cmd /C mklink /d %userprofile%\Desktop\Shared \\host.lan\Data</CommandLine>
+          <Description>Create desktop shortcut to shared folder</Description>
+        </SynchronousCommand>        
+        <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+          <Order>18</Order>
           <CommandLine>cmd /C if exist "C:\OEM\install.bat" start "Install" "cmd /C C:\OEM\install.bat"</CommandLine>
           <Description>Execute custom script from the OEM folder if exists</Description>
         </SynchronousCommand>
@@ -300,3 +305,4 @@
     </component>
   </settings>
 </unattend>
+

assets/win81x64-enterprise.xml

@@ -296,6 +296,11 @@
         </SynchronousCommand>
         <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
           <Order>17</Order>
+          <CommandLine>cmd /C mklink /d %userprofile%\Desktop\Shared \\host.lan\Data</CommandLine>
+          <Description>Create desktop shortcut to shared folder</Description>
+        </SynchronousCommand>        
+        <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+          <Order>18</Order>
           <CommandLine>cmd /C if exist "C:\OEM\install.bat" start "Install" "cmd /C C:\OEM\install.bat"</CommandLine>
           <Description>Execute custom script from the OEM folder if exists</Description>
         </SynchronousCommand>

assets/win81x64.xml

@@ -303,6 +303,11 @@
         </SynchronousCommand>
         <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
           <Order>17</Order>
+          <CommandLine>cmd /C mklink /d %userprofile%\Desktop\Shared \\host.lan\Data</CommandLine>
+          <Description>Create desktop shortcut to shared folder</Description>
+        </SynchronousCommand>        
+        <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+          <Order>18</Order>
           <CommandLine>cmd /C if exist "C:\OEM\install.bat" start "Install" "cmd /C C:\OEM\install.bat"</CommandLine>
           <Description>Execute custom script from the OEM folder if exists</Description>
         </SynchronousCommand>

assets/winvistax64-enterprise.xml

@@ -252,6 +252,11 @@
         </SynchronousCommand>
         <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
           <Order>23</Order>
+          <CommandLine>cmd /C mklink /d %userprofile%\Desktop\Shared \\host.lan\Data</CommandLine>
+          <Description>Create desktop shortcut to shared folder</Description>
+        </SynchronousCommand>        
+        <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+          <Order>24</Order>
           <CommandLine>cmd /C if exist "C:\OEM\install.bat" start "Install" "cmd /C C:\OEM\install.bat"</CommandLine>
           <Description>Execute custom script from the OEM folder if exists</Description>
         </SynchronousCommand>

assets/winvistax64-ultimate.xml

@@ -252,6 +252,11 @@
         </SynchronousCommand>
         <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
           <Order>23</Order>
+          <CommandLine>cmd /C mklink /d %userprofile%\Desktop\Shared \\host.lan\Data</CommandLine>
+          <Description>Create desktop shortcut to shared folder</Description>
+        </SynchronousCommand>        
+        <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+          <Order>24</Order>
           <CommandLine>cmd /C if exist "C:\OEM\install.bat" start "Install" "cmd /C C:\OEM\install.bat"</CommandLine>
           <Description>Execute custom script from the OEM folder if exists</Description>
         </SynchronousCommand>
@@ -259,3 +264,4 @@
     </component>
   </settings>
 </unattend>
+

assets/winvistax64.xml

@@ -252,6 +252,11 @@
         </SynchronousCommand>
         <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
           <Order>23</Order>
+          <CommandLine>cmd /C mklink /d %userprofile%\Desktop\Shared \\host.lan\Data</CommandLine>
+          <Description>Create desktop shortcut to shared folder</Description>
+        </SynchronousCommand>        
+        <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+          <Order>24</Order>
           <CommandLine>cmd /C if exist "C:\OEM\install.bat" start "Install" "cmd /C C:\OEM\install.bat"</CommandLine>
           <Description>Execute custom script from the OEM folder if exists</Description>
         </SynchronousCommand>
@@ -259,3 +264,4 @@
     </component>
   </settings>
 </unattend>
+

assets/winvistax86-enterprise.xml

@@ -252,6 +252,11 @@
         </SynchronousCommand>
         <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
           <Order>23</Order>
+          <CommandLine>cmd /C mklink /d %userprofile%\Desktop\Shared \\host.lan\Data</CommandLine>
+          <Description>Create desktop shortcut to shared folder</Description>
+        </SynchronousCommand>        
+        <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+          <Order>24</Order>
           <CommandLine>cmd /C if exist "C:\OEM\install.bat" start "Install" "cmd /C C:\OEM\install.bat"</CommandLine>
           <Description>Execute custom script from the OEM folder if exists</Description>
         </SynchronousCommand>
@@ -259,3 +264,4 @@
     </component>
   </settings>
 </unattend>
+

assets/winvistax86-ultimate.xml

@@ -252,6 +252,11 @@
         </SynchronousCommand>
         <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
           <Order>23</Order>
+          <CommandLine>cmd /C mklink /d %userprofile%\Desktop\Shared \\host.lan\Data</CommandLine>
+          <Description>Create desktop shortcut to shared folder</Description>
+        </SynchronousCommand>        
+        <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+          <Order>24</Order>
           <CommandLine>cmd /C if exist "C:\OEM\install.bat" start "Install" "cmd /C C:\OEM\install.bat"</CommandLine>
           <Description>Execute custom script from the OEM folder if exists</Description>
         </SynchronousCommand>

assets/winvistax86.xml

@@ -252,6 +252,11 @@
         </SynchronousCommand>
         <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
           <Order>23</Order>
+          <CommandLine>cmd /C mklink /d %userprofile%\Desktop\Shared \\host.lan\Data</CommandLine>
+          <Description>Create desktop shortcut to shared folder</Description>
+        </SynchronousCommand>        
+        <SynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+          <Order>24</Order>
           <CommandLine>cmd /C if exist "C:\OEM\install.bat" start "Install" "cmd /C C:\OEM\install.bat"</CommandLine>
           <Description>Execute custom script from the OEM folder if exists</Description>
         </SynchronousCommand>
@@ -259,3 +264,4 @@
     </component>
   </settings>
 </unattend>
+

readme.md

@@ -143,19 +143,16 @@ kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dockur/windows/refs/heads/mas
 
 ### How do I share files with the host?
 
-  Open 'File Explorer' and click on the 'Network' section, you will see a computer called `host.lan`.
+  After installation there will be a folder called `Shared` on your desktop, which can be used to exchange files with the host machine.
   
-  Double-click it and it will show a folder called `Data`, which can be bound to any folder on your host via the compose file:
+  To select a folder on the host for this purpose, include the following bind mount in your compose file:
 
   ```yaml
   volumes:
-    -  ./example:/data
+    -  ./example:/shared
   ```
 
-  The example folder `./example` will be available as ` \\host.lan\Data`.
+  Replace the example path `./example` with your desired shared folder, which then will become visible as `Shared`.
-  
-> [!TIP]
-> You can map this path to a drive letter in Windows, for easier access.
 
 ### How do I change the amount of CPU or RAM?
 

src/define.sh

@@ -1777,11 +1777,18 @@ prepareInstall() {
           echo "  Set oFile = Nothing"
           echo "End With"
           echo ""
-  } | unix2dos > "$dir/\$OEM\$/admin.vbs"
+          echo "Set oLink = WshShell.CreateShortcut(WshShell.ExpandEnvironmentStrings(\"%userprofile%\\Desktop\\Shared.lnk\"))"
+          echo "With oLink"
+          echo "  .TargetPath = \"\\\\host.lan\\Data\""
+          echo "  .Save"
+          echo "End With"
+          echo "Set oLink = Nothing"
+          echo ""
+  } | unix2dos > "$dir/\$OEM\$/install.vbs"
 
   {       echo "[COMMANDS]"
           echo "\"REGEDIT /s install.reg\""
-          echo "\"Wscript admin.vbs\""
+          echo "\"Wscript install.vbs\""
           echo ""
   } | unix2dos > "$dir/\$OEM\$/cmdlines.txt"
 

src/samba.sh

@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -Eeuo pipefail
 
-: "${SAMBA:="Y"}"
+: "${SAMBA:="Y"}"        # Enable Samba
+: "${SAMBA_DEBUG:="N"}"  # Disable debug
+: "${SAMBA_LEVEL:="1"}"  # Debug log level
+
+rm -rf /var/run/wsdd.pid
 
 [[ "$SAMBA" == [Nn]* ]] && return 0
 [[ "$NETWORK" == [Nn]* ]] && return 0
@@ -18,7 +22,7 @@ if [[ "${NETWORK,,}" == "user"* ]]; then
   interface="127.0.0.1"
 fi
 
-html "Starting file sharing services..."
+html "Initializing shared folder..."
 [[ "$DEBUG" == [Yy1]* ]] && echo "Starting Samba daemon..."
 
 addShare() {
@@ -38,18 +42,18 @@ addShare() {
             echo " For support visit $SUPPORT"
             echo "--------------------------------------------------------"
             echo ""
-            echo "Using this folder you can share files with the host machine."
+            echo "Using this folder you can exchange files with the host machine."
             echo ""
-            echo "To change its location, include the following bind mount in your compose file:"
+            echo "To select the folder you want to share, include the following bind mount in your compose file:"
             echo ""
             echo "  volumes:"
-            echo "    - \"/home/example:/${name,,}\""
+            echo "    - \"./example:/${name,,}\""
             echo ""
             echo "Or in your run command:"
             echo ""
-            echo "  -v \"/home/example:/${name,,}\""
+            echo "  -v \"\${PWD:-.}/example:/${name,,}\""
             echo ""
-            echo "Replace the example path /home/example with the desired shared folder."
+            echo "Replace the example path ./example with your desired shared folder."
             echo ""
     } | unix2dos > "$dir/readme.txt"
 
@@ -114,27 +118,54 @@ for dir in "${dirs[@]}"; do
   addShare "$dir" "$dir_name" "Shared $dir_name" || error "Failed to create shared folder for $dir!"
 done
 
-# Try to fix  Samba permissions
+# Try to repair Samba permissions
 [ -d /run/samba/msg.lock ] && chmod -R 0755 /run/samba/msg.lock 2>/dev/null || :
 [ -d /var/log/samba/cores ] && chmod -R 0700 /var/log/samba/cores 2>/dev/null || :
 [ -d /var/cache/samba/msg.lock ] && chmod -R 0755 /var/cache/samba/msg.lock 2>/dev/null || :
 
-if ! smbd; then
+rm -f /var/log/samba/log.smbd
-  error "Samba daemon failed to start!"
+
-  smbd -i --debug-stdout || true
+if ! smbd -l /var/log/samba; then
+  SAMBA_DEBUG="Y"
+  error "Failed to start Samba daemon!"
+fi
+
+if [[ "$SAMBA_DEBUG" == [Yy1]* ]]; then
+  tail -fn +0 /var/log/samba/log.smbd &
 fi
 
 if [[ "${BOOT_MODE:-}" == "windows_legacy" ]]; then
+
   # Enable NetBIOS on Windows 7 and lower
   [[ "$DEBUG" == [Yy1]* ]] && echo "Starting NetBIOS daemon..."
-  if ! nmbd; then
+
-    error "NetBIOS daemon failed to start!"
+  rm -f /var/log/samba/log.nmbd
-    nmbd -i --debug-stdout || true
+
+  if ! nmbd -l /var/log/samba; then
+    SAMBA_DEBUG="Y"
+    error "Failed to start NetBIOS daemon!"
   fi
+
+  if [[ "$SAMBA_DEBUG" == [Yy1]* ]]; then
+    tail -fn +0 /var/log/samba/log.nmbd &
+  fi
+
 else
+
   # Enable Web Service Discovery on Vista and up
   [[ "$DEBUG" == [Yy1]* ]] && echo "Starting Web Service Discovery daemon..."
-  wsddn -i "$interface" -H "$hostname" --pid-file=/var/run/wsdd.pid >/dev/null &
+
+  rm -f /var/log/wsddn.log
+
+  if ! wsddn -i "$interface" -H "$hostname" --unixd --log-file=/var/log/wsddn.log --pid-file=/var/run/wsdd.pid; then
+    SAMBA_DEBUG="Y"
+    error "Failed to start WSDDN daemon!"
+  fi
+
+  if [[ "$SAMBA_DEBUG" == [Yy1]* ]]; then
+    tail -fn +0 /var/log/wsddn.log &
+  fi
+
 fi
 
 return 0