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BUG: Explorer Plugin Cannot Save Network Path Root to Quick Access Links

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Description

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- [X] I am using the latest version of Flow Launcher.

### Problem Description

When in the Explorer Plugin, and trying to add a directory to Quick Access Links (or also applies to "Index Search Excluded Paths"), if I browse to a local root drive directory (eg, F drive) I can add "F:\", but if I try to add the root directory of a network path (eg, "\\NAS_ROOT" I get the following error:
`You can't open this location using this program. Please try a different location.`

It does work fine if the network drive is mapped to a drive letter, but I have need of being able to use the network path (and the error occurs both with HOSTNAME and IP Address).

### To Reproduce

1. Open Explorer Plugin
2. Go to Quick Access Links (or Index Search Excluded Paths)
3. Add
4. Browse to a network path (eg, \\NAS_ROOT)
5. Select Folder
6. Encounter error: `You can't open this location using this program. Please try a different location.`

### Screenshots

![2024-02-07 08_08_42-Start](https://github.com/Flow-Launcher/Flow.Launcher/assets/1939456/2d013281-321b-4b2d-97b7-28353f94191b)

### Flow Launcher Version

1.17.1

### Windows Build Number

10.0.19045.3930

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