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Your client does not support opening this list with Windows Explorer

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Message from webpage
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Your client does not support opening this list with Windows Explorer.
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Multiple reasons can lead to this Warning message when you try “Open with Explorer” view in SharePoint. I will mention one of them I recently encountered and is related to WebDAV over TLS/SSL.

 

You can have WebDAV over TLS/SSL, but is a sensitive configuration. You must meet specific requirements.
Assume the following environment: CLIENT <—–> internet <—–> REVERSE PROXY (UAG/TMG/ISA/F5 …) <—–> private network <—–> SHAREPOINT WFE.
If the client is connecting from the internet to the SharePoint site using HTTPS (HTTP over TLS/SSL), in this case, if you want “Open with Explorer” to work you MUST:

  • have the reverse proxy server (UAG/TMG/ISA/F5 …) configured to NOT perform SSL Offloading. In other words, the traffic performed between the reverse proxy server and the SharePoint farm must also use HTTPS;
  • have the SharePoint farm configured to accept HTTPS connections (IIS Web Site bindings properly configured);
  • have proper Alternate Access Mappings settings on the SharePoint farm – make sure you have added the HTTPS URL in your AAM (the HTTPS URL must appear in Internal URL and Public URL for Zone)
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So, to put it short:

  • Do you use HTTPS and want “Open with Explorer” to work for the external users?
    You must have: CLIENT <—–> https (http over tls/ssl): internet <—–> REVERSE PROXY (UAG/TMG/ISA/F5 …) <—–> https (http over tls/ssl): private network <—–> SHAREPOINT WFE
  • Do you use HTTP and want “Open with Explorer” to work for the external users?
    You must have: CLIENT <—–> http: internet <—–> REVERSE PROXY (UAG/TMG/ISA/F5 …) <—–> http: private network <—–> SHAREPOINT WFE