Mapping NAS share automatically to Windows clients

There could be a number of reasons for this not to work.

GPO import/export and the downgrade process. Depending on your client Windows version you might need to configure the GPO differently.

Try to create a new GPO and see if this works.

Also look here as there could be some useful information. If you are on Windows 11 search for issues with samba and GPOs

hope this helps