Windows 10: Win10 Home Cannot turn off password protected sharing

Discus and support Win10 Home Cannot turn off password protected sharing in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; Appreciate there are many references to this problem - I have tried them all. My system has had no problems for several years but today i suddenly... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by jrooum, May 31, 2020.

  1. jrooum Win User

    Win10 Home Cannot turn off password protected sharing


    Appreciate there are many references to this problem - I have tried them all. My system has had no problems for several years but today i suddenly lost control over password protected sharing. Whatever I do, it reverts to “on” as soon as I move away from that dialogue box.

    I have tried the cmd prompt commands to delete the guest account passwords - but I do not have a guest account? I understand that Win10 now does not have a guest account

    I have tried the registry fixes suggested in several threads - with no effect,

    I have of course tried system restore and then restoring from a back up image saved well before this problem started.

    No ideas where to go next so very grateful for any help


    John R

    :)
     
    jrooum, May 31, 2020
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  2. DaveM121 Win User

    Cannot turn off the password protected sharing. The option for password protected sharing is not there

    Hi Ankit,

    Is this the exact process/steps you are using?

    Open Control Panel

    Go to Network and Sharing Center

    Select Change advanced sharing settings in the left pane

    Expand the network you want to disable password protected sharing on by clicking the down arrow on the right of the profile

    Select 'Turn off password protected sharing' and then click Save changes.
     
    DaveM121, May 31, 2020
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  3. Junaid_A Win User
    Network Sharing prompts for password (Password protected sharing turned off) - Windows 10

    Hi,



    Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



    As you’ve already turned off password protected sharing, this issue could be due to the incorrect cached credentials stored on the PC. I suggest you to try the steps listed below and check if it works.



    • Open Control Panel and categorize to view by
      small icons.
    • Click on User Accounts and choose your
      User Name.

    • On the left pane, click on Manage your credentials.
      Under Windows Credentials, remove the shared computer credentials and save the changes.
    • Exit Control Panel and restart the machine to see if the issue persists.


    Let us know how it goes.

    Regards,
     
    Junaid_A, May 31, 2020
    #3
  4. Win10 Home Cannot turn off password protected sharing

    Can't turn off password protected sharing windows 10

    Hi Stephen,

    We would need additional information to help us isolate the issue with turning off the password protected sharing. Kindly verify the following:

    • How many computers are involved in this issue?
    • Did you make any recent changes to your computer prior to this issue?
    • What other troubleshooting steps have you tried so far?

    Regards.
     
    Dennis Mop, May 31, 2020
    #4
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