Windows 10: Windows 10 wants password to access shared computer - Shared computer requires no password

PC "A" is set to share with no password requirement. PC "A" also has a printer that is set to share on network. Other PCs on network can access computer "A" and print to computer "A" printer.


New Windows 10 PC, "B" can't access "A". Computer "B" asks for password when you attempt to access computer "A".


Computer "B" can't see the shared printer on Computer "A". Two other PCs on this network can access computer "A" and use Computer "A" shared printer.

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Network share to require login

Alright what i am trying to do is have a password, or login required to access some shared folders on a computer. All computers are using XP Pro SP2, now i have had situations in the past were i try to access a shared folder over the network on a laptop and it asks for a username and password before it will let me access it. This is what i am trying to setup. Even if i was able to assign the folder permissions for a specific user account.

Any help?

 

Password Protected Sharing, Password required is an old password.

I want to see files on a W10 computer from a W7 computer via WiFi or Ethernet LAN.

Advance Sharing Settings:

Windows 10 and Windows 7, File Sharing, Password Protected Sharing is "On" for both computers. No "User group" is setup on either computer.

Steps:

I use "Windows Explorer" on W7 to navigate to W10 through "Network" in navigation pane.

W10 and "Users" are visible on W7.

When I click on the desired user, the following popup opens:

"Enter Network Password"

"Enter your password to connect to:W10"

When I enter L:
*** Email address is removed for privacy *** and CURRENT password, it is rejected. Files and folders on W10 are not shared.

When I enter L: *** Email address is removed for privacy *** and OLD
password, it is accepted. Files and folders on W10 are shared.

I expected the required password to be the same as I use to log directly into W10; the
CURRENT password. How can I update the required password to be the current password?

Regards,

Paul Bristol

 

Windows 10: Enter Network Credentials Username and Password for a computer that already has "no password required sharing is enabled"

I have 3 existing Windows 10 PCs. All signing in with the same Microsoft account (user name is hotmail email address). All PCs has following in Advanced sharing settings:

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  HomeGroup connections
  
  • 
    Use user accounts and password to connect to other computers
    
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  Password protected sharing
  
  • 
    Turn on password protected sharing
    

Shared folder on these computers with permission set to Everyone. All of them can access each other just fine.

Bought a new Windows 10 PC, set up with the same MIcrosoft account.

Then I added a shared folder on the new PC. Any one of the existing PC can access this new PC’s shared folder, but problem is that the new PC cannot access shared folder on any one of the old PC. Windows keeps showing “Enter network credentials” and
“the username or password is incorrect” dialog box.

Researched on Internet and played with different setting, none of them helps.

Then I tried the following and it worked:

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  Change all PCs to “Sign in with a local account” and use the same username/password. After that the new PC can access old PC”s shared folder.
  
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  Now change all PCs back to “Sign in with Microsoft account”. Interestingly, now the new PC can access shared folder on other PCs.
  

So it looks like new PC has to share with other PCs with *local account* first before sharing with Microsoft account is allowed.