From Microsoft: You must make a registry entry to be able to use a UNC path as the current directory.
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Under the registry path:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Software
Microsoft
Command Processor
add the value DisableUNCCheck REG_DWORD and set the value to 0 x 1 (Hex).