Why Inno Setup installer doesn't handle correctly network drive?

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When I use an Inno Setup installer in Windows 10, I can't select files from a network drive. For example, in the following picture, I can't access the S: drive and browse its content:

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Thank you very much for your help.

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AudioBubble On BEST ANSWER

Indeed, this problem seems related to the User Account Control (UAC) as explained in this post : Windows 10 and network drive. Thanks to @StayOnTarget for the answer.

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Martin Prikryl On

Inno Setup FAQ includes topic
Mapped drives aren't showing up on the Select Destination Location wizard page, or cannot be browsed into:

Your installation requires administrative privileges and is running elevated:

Mapped drives are not available (by default) to any elevated application. This was introduced in Windows Vista.

There is an option to make them available for same user elevation, but this won't help the situation when run from a LUA where the user changes.

Also, see Windows 10 and network drive