Provides the ability to map a share, release a mapped share, list the current shares, and query the available shares The target of the operation. If not specified, the local information. Does not work with -list Map a resource. If a path is provided, the resource will be mapped to the path. Otherwise, it will be connected to only. Requires the use of -target. List the currently mapped resources Query the available resources of the target. If a target is not provided, query LocalHost If -credentials is provided, an initial connection will be made, to help authorize the query. The credentials that will be used to authenticate the communication. Do not use with -list To provide a null value, use an empty string The method used to retrieve the share information WMI uses COM functionality, which doesn't always work