diff --git a/src/Files.App/Services/Storage/StorageNetworkService.cs b/src/Files.App/Services/Storage/StorageNetworkService.cs
index 5cea00e864a1..bcfd16519a21 100644
--- a/src/Files.App/Services/Storage/StorageNetworkService.cs
+++ b/src/Files.App/Services/Storage/StorageNetworkService.cs
@@ -18,6 +18,14 @@ public sealed partial class NetworkService : ObservableObject, INetworkService
 
 		private readonly static string guid = "::{f02c1a0d-be21-4350-88b0-7367fc96ef3c}";
 
+		// Virtual disk path prefixes that don't work with Windows networking APIs
+		private readonly static string[] VirtualDiskPrefixes =
+		[
+			@"\\RaiDrive-",
+			@"\\cryptomator-vault\",
+			@"\\EgnyteDrive\"
+		];
+
 
 		private ObservableCollection<IFolder> _Computers = [];
 		/// <inheritdoc/>
@@ -227,6 +235,13 @@ public async Task<bool> AuthenticateNetworkShare(string path)
 
 				}
 
+				// Skip authentication for virtual disk shares
+				// These providers create virtual disk paths that don't work with Windows networking APIs
+				if (VirtualDiskPrefixes.Any(prefix => path.StartsWith(prefix, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)))
+				{
+					return true;
+				}
+
 				fixed (char* lpcPath = path)
 					netRes.lpRemoteName = new PWSTR(lpcPath);
 			}