How to access Windows shared folders using emacs

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I am using Emacs on Linux and would want to know how to access my Windows shared folders from Emacs. I am able to perform this operation using nautilus (gnome file manager).

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Windows shared folders are usually samba shares which can be accessed using tramp. You can find the relevant part in the tramp documentation here in the "smb -- smbclient" subsection. The correct syntax should be something along the lines of

/smb:USER%DOMAINNAME@HOST:/REMOTEPATH