you must first add the web site to your trusted sites list [FIX]

Fix – ERROR_FORMS_AUTH_REQUIRED

Solution 1 – Authenticate to Office 365 According to users, this problem occurs when using SharePoint Online with Office 365. Once you map a network drive to SharePoint, you have to occasionally connect to SharePoint Online website. To do that, follow these steps: We have to mention that it’s crucial to check Keep me signed in option in order to fix this error. If you didn’t select this option, you need to sign out and sign back in again. To do that, do the following: After signing in with your Office account, open a document library in Explorer View and try to access the mapped network drive. Solution 2 – Add your SharePoint Online sites to Trusted sites If you’re getting this error message, you might be able to fix it simply by adding your SharePoint Online URLs to the Trusted sites zone. This is rather simple and you can do it by following these steps:

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After adding all your SharePoint websites to the trusted zone the error should be completely fixed. Several users are suggesting to add the following entries to the Trusted zone:

https://.outlook.com https://.sharepoint.com https://.microsoftonline.com https://.lync.com

In addition, you can also add the following entries to the Local zone:

*.microsoftonline.com *.sharepoint.com *.outlook.com *.lync.com

Some users are also suggesting to sign in to your SharePoint website with Internet Explorer and check Keep me signed in option, so be sure to try that as well. Solution 3 – Check the status of WebClient service According to users, in order to prevent this error from appearing you need to keep the connection after you restart the computer. To do that, you need to make sure that WebClient service is running. To start this service, follow these steps: Solution 4 – Install the latest updates SPONSORED Sometimes Before opening files in this location, you must first add the web site to your trusted sites list message can appear if your system is out of date. Windows 10 has few bugs and glitches, but Microsoft is working hard to fix them through Windows updates. In most cases these updates are installed automatically in the background, but if you think that a certain update is missing, you can check for updates manually. To do so, follow these steps:

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Windows will now check for any new updates. If updates are available, Windows will download and install them in the background. After updating Windows 10 to the latest version, check if the problem still persists. Solution 5 – Use the correct path for the network drive Several users reported this error while trying to map a network drive using File Explorer. According to them, they used the URL to the SharePoint website, and that caused this error to appear. If you have the same problem, you need to use the correct path to the network drive. If you don’t know the correct path, you can find it easily by using these steps: After using the correct path, the problem should be fixed. This isn’t the best solution, and you’ll have to log in every time you restart your PC in order to access the network drive. Solution 6 – Allow users to run custom scripts If you’re getting this error message while using SharePoint, you should be able to fix it by changing few settings. To do that, follow these steps: After making these changes the problem should be resolved. Keep in mind that it might take 24 hours for these changes to apply. Solution 7 – Delete Internet Explorer cache Several users reported that you might be able to fix this problem by removing Internet Explorer cache. To do that, you need to follow these steps: After deleting the cache, restart your browser and check if the problem still persists. Before opening files in this location, you must first add the web site to your trusted sites list message and ERROR_FORMS_AUTH_REQUIRED error can cause certain problems, but they are relatively easy to fix. Even though these are system errors, you can fix them easily by using one of our solutions. READ ALSO:

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