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Lesson 5/5 Azure Files: mounting an SMB network drive with an access key

Name: Azure Files: mounting an SMB network drive with an access key
Uploaded: 2026-09-18
Description: Mount an Azure Files share as an SMB network drive on Windows with the storage access key, after unblocking port 445.

Azure Files provides managed SMB file shares in the cloud. An AI agent creates the storage account and the share, diagnoses port 445 blocked by the internet box, then we mount the network drive on Windows with the storage account access key.