diff --git a/playbook/shopfloor-setup/Standard/Restore-UDCData.ps1 b/playbook/shopfloor-setup/Standard/Restore-UDCData.ps1
index 30650e2..12aff62 100644
--- a/playbook/shopfloor-setup/Standard/Restore-UDCData.ps1
+++ b/playbook/shopfloor-setup/Standard/Restore-UDCData.ps1
@@ -126,32 +126,42 @@ if (-not $mn -or $mn -eq '9999' -or $mn -notmatch '^\d+$') {
     exit 0
 }
 
-# -- Wait for the share to be reachable ---------------------------------
-# When this script runs early in a logon (e.g. via GE-Enforce on autologon),
-# the SFLD share via the SMB redirector can take 20-60 seconds to become
-# reachable, especially in SYSTEM context where the credential is the
-# computer account. Poll until reachable or timeout before deciding "no backup".
-Log "Polling share root for reachability: $BackupShareRoot"
-$shareReachable = $false
+# -- Mount share with SFLD user creds -----------------------------------
+# This script runs as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM (manifest engine on logon, or
+# scheduled task). SYSTEM authenticates to remote SMB as the COMPUTER
+# ACCOUNT (DOMAIN\HOSTNAME$), not as a user. The SFLD share's ACLs grant
+# top-level enumeration to authenticated computers but file-level read
+# only to a specific SFLD user. Without explicit user creds, Test-Path
+# on bay-level files returns False (access denied = same return as not-
+# found), making the script silently log "absent" when the files in fact
+# exist. Symptom: Restore-UDCData.log shows endless "no work this cycle"
+# while another PC (or a user-context invocation) successfully consumes
+# the backup. Fix: mount the share with explicit SFLD creds from
+# HKLM:\SOFTWARE\GE\SFLD\Credentials and probe via the drive letter.
+. (Join-Path $PSScriptRoot '..\Shopfloor\lib\Restore-EDncReg.ps1')
+
+Log "Mounting share with SFLD creds: $BackupShareRoot -> W:"
+$shareMounted = $false
 $sw = [Diagnostics.Stopwatch]::StartNew()
 while ($sw.Elapsed.TotalSeconds -lt $ShareTimeoutSec) {
-    if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $BackupShareRoot) {
-        $shareReachable = $true
+    if (Mount-SFLDShare -SharePath $BackupShareRoot -DriveLetter 'W:') {
+        $shareMounted = $true
         break
     }
     Start-Sleep -Seconds $SharePollSec
 }
 $sw.Stop()
-if ($shareReachable) {
-    Log ("Share reachable after {0:N1} s" -f $sw.Elapsed.TotalSeconds)
+if ($shareMounted) {
+    Log ("Share mounted as W: after {0:N1} s" -f $sw.Elapsed.TotalSeconds)
 } else {
-    Log "Share NOT reachable after $ShareTimeoutSec s. Cannot probe for backup. Exiting non-zero so the dispatcher logs a failure." 'ERROR'
+    Log "Mount-SFLDShare failed after $ShareTimeoutSec s. SFLD creds may be missing in HKLM:\SOFTWARE\GE\SFLD\Credentials, or the share is unreachable. Exiting non-zero so the dispatcher logs a failure." 'ERROR'
     Log 'Exit 1.'
     exit 1
 }
 
-# -- Probe for a waiting backup ------------------------------------------
-$bayDir = Join-Path $BackupShareRoot $mn
+# All bay-level paths now go through W: (authenticated as SFLD user) so
+# Test-Path returns the truth, not access-denied-False.
+$bayDir = Join-Path 'W:\' $mn
 $srcCur = Join-Path $bayDir 'CurrentData.json'
 $srcArc = Join-Path $bayDir 'ArchivedData'
 Log "Probing backup paths for bay $mn"
@@ -165,6 +175,7 @@ Log "  ArchivedData/ src:    $(if ($srcArcExists) { 'present' } else { 'absent'
 
 if (-not $srcCurExists -and -not $srcArcExists) {
     Log "No backup waiting for bay $mn (neither CurrentData.json nor ArchivedData\ at bay root) - no work to do this cycle."
+    & net use W: /delete /y 2>$null | Out-Null
     Log 'Exit 0.'
     exit 0
 }
@@ -202,6 +213,7 @@ if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $UdcDataDir)) {
     } catch {
         Log "Failed to create $UdcDataDir - cannot continue" 'ERROR'
         LogErr $_
+        & net use W: /delete /y 2>$null | Out-Null
         Log 'Exit 1.'
         exit 1
     }
@@ -325,6 +337,9 @@ if ((Test-Path -LiteralPath $UdcExePath) -and ($copiedCur -or $copiedArc)) {
     }
 }
 
+# Unmount the SFLD-creds-mounted drive so we don't leave a stale net-use entry
+& net use W: /delete /y 2>$null | Out-Null
+
 Log 'Exit 0.'
 Log '==============================================='
 exit 0