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Discus and support Cannot turn off the password protected sharing. The option for password protected sharing... in AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security to solve the problem; Hi support team I want to turn off the password protected sharing on my PC. So, the other users available on the same network can access my shared... Discussion in 'AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security' started by AnkitPatel2015, May 21, 2019.

  1. ANKITPATEL2015
    AnkitPatel2015 Win User

    Cannot turn off the password protected sharing. The option for password protected sharing...


    Hi support team


    I want to turn off the password protected sharing on my PC. So, the other users available on the same network can access my shared folder without entering any user credentials.


    To do that I entered into the Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Network and Sharing Centre\Advanced sharing settings

    Where I cannot find the option to turn on/off the password protected sharing under All Networks option.


    Can you help me to turn off the password protected sharing or can you help it to make it easy so that other user can access my shared files/folder without using my user credentials (i.e. guest or anonymous login)?

    :)
     
    AnkitPatel2015, May 21, 2019
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  2. DENNIS MOP
    Dennis Mop Win User

    SHARING: PASSWORD PROTECTED SHARING

    Hi Bob,

    Just to verify, we would like to know if you're trying to turn off password protected sharing. If yes, you can follow the steps provided by Kapil Arya MVP in this

    thread    .

    Feel free to contact us if you need assistance with Windows.
     
    Dennis Mop, May 21, 2019
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  3. BOB KLUCKHOHN
    Bob Kluckhohn Win User
    SHARING: PASSWORD PROTECTED SHARING

    Windows 10 64-bit.

    Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Network and Sharing Center\Advanced sharing settings>All Networks

    Stuck on "Turn on password protected sharing." Will not change.
     
    Bob Kluckhohn, May 21, 2019
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  4. WAYNE JONES (WJONES)
    Wayne Jones (wjones) Win User

    Cannot turn off the password protected sharing. The option for password protected sharing...

    Windows 10 Turn Off Password Protected Sharing

    We are looking for a way to turn off password protected sharing either programmatically or through some type of scripting (cmd, powershell, etc.) for Windows 10 1607. It is the option in Advanced Sharing Settings (All Networks) in Network and Sharing Center.
    We can obviously change the option using the radio button but we have not been able to determine what setting(s) are being changed under the hood. Is it possible to set Turn off password protected sharing without using the user interface? Does Microsoft lock
    out this from being changed except through the UI?

    I have found suggestions for the following and I have tried all and nothing seems to turn off password protected sharing.

    HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\LSA\everyoneIncludesAnonymous set to 1

    HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanManServer\Parameters\restrictnullsessaccess set to 0

    Set Guest account to active.

    Set blank password for Guest account.

    Any help would be appreciated.

    Thanks,

    Wayne
     
    Wayne Jones (wjones), May 21, 2019
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