Windows 10: "Access is Denied" when trying to view contents of shared folder

Discus and support "Access is Denied" when trying to view contents of shared folder in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; I found the solution: It was necessary to completely disable User Account Control (UAC). To do this, it is not sufficient to move the slider down to... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by Rich Pasco, Nov 3, 2015.

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  1. RICH PASCO
    Rich Pasco Win User

    "Access is Denied" when trying to view contents of shared folder


    I found the solution: It was necessary to completely disable User Account Control (UAC). To do this, it is not sufficient to move the slider down to "Never Notify." Instead, I had to open the registry editor (regedit.exe) and navigate to
    Code: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System[/quote] and there, in the right pane, modify the value of the <code>EnableLUA DWORD</code> value and set it to 0. Reboot the computer.
     
    Rich Pasco, Nov 8, 2015
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  2. DAVEXNET
    davexnet Win User

    and there, in the right pane, modify the value of the <code>EnableLUA DWORD</code> value and set it to 0. Reboot the computer.[/quote] HI Rich,
    see my post above #13, I mentioned this 4 days ago.

    Dave
     
    davexnet, Nov 8, 2015
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  3. RICH PASCO
    Rich Pasco Win User
    Oops, yes you did, Dave. Somehow I didn't see the notification of your post until after I posted today.
    But thank you again, you did nail the issue and the solution.

    - Rich
     
    Rich Pasco, Nov 8, 2015
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  4. SPAPAKONS
    spapakons Win User

    "Access is Denied" when trying to view contents of shared folder

    and there, in the right pane, modify the value of the EnableLUA DWORD value and set it to 0. Reboot the computer.[/quote] As I already mentioned, permanently disabling UAC stops access to modern Windows apps or the Windows Store. So it is not really recommended.
     
    spapakons, Nov 8, 2015
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  5. RICH PASCO
    Rich Pasco Win User
    OK, Dave, again with lots of appreciation for all your research, I think I am not up to date on all your posts.
    As my final experiment, I returned to
    Code: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System[/quote] and there:
    • Turned UAC back on again, by setting EnableLUA back to 1 again, and
    • Allowed Admin to be honored by creating a DWORD value named LocalAccountTokenFilterPolicy and setting it to 1.

    Having made these two changes, I rebooted my Windows 10 laptop and verified that I could still (again?) access my files over the network from my Windows XP desktop.

    I am inferring that this latter solution is the one you prefer, although personally I have always found UAC to be a huge pain that I would just as soon avoid. Time will tell.

    Thanks again for all your help, and sorry for not noticing your posts of 4 days ago when you first made them.

    - Rich
     
    Rich Pasco, Nov 9, 2015
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  6. DAVEXNET
    davexnet Win User
    Yes, if I were in your situation more likely the policy rather than UAC. Just have a strong administrator
    and router password.
     
    davexnet, Apr 5, 2018
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