Firing up Win2012 Server for the first time you might notice that you can do a
‘net use * http://mywebsite/docs ’>
Which is a classic thing we do in SharePoint or other WebDAV enabled Servers.
After spending far too long on this issue the secret is to make sure the Desktop Experience feature is installed.
On 2012 here’s the way to do it - http://www.win2012workstation.com/desktop-experience/
2 hours I’ll never get back 
Mick.
Blog Post by: Mick Badran