Windows 10: Cannot Access Win 10 Laptop from Win 7 Desktop

Discus and support Cannot Access Win 10 Laptop from Win 7 Desktop in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; Win 7 desktop is hardwired to Linksys ea8300 router and Win 10 laptop is connected via wifi. The Win 10 laptop can see the Win 7 desktop and its shares... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by dmcmillen, Oct 23, 2018.

  1. dmcmillen Win User

    Cannot Access Win 10 Laptop from Win 7 Desktop


    Win 7 desktop is hardwired to Linksys ea8300 router and Win 10 laptop is connected via wifi. The Win 10 laptop can see the Win 7 desktop and its shares and connect to them. The win 7 desktop can see the win 10 tablet in the network but any attempt to access the laptop (dell-tablet) generates a permissions error (see below). This was working and I don't know what changed.

    Win 10 tablet does not require any logon. Shares grant full permissions to everyone at the share and the security level. Win 7 desktop is a member of a homegroup and network discovery and file sharing are turned on for the home network. Of course, homegroup is no longer part of Win 10. Tablet is a private network and network discovery and file sharing is turned on for the private network. Both pcs are in a workgroup called Home. Function Discovery Provider Host & Function Discovery Resource Publication are both running on the win 10 tablet.


    Cannot Access Win 10 Laptop from Win 7 Desktop [​IMG]


    After getting the access problem, I cannot find any logged events on the tablet rejecting the access. I am at a loss especially since this was working.

    Anyone have any ideas what is going on?

    Thanks, David

    :)
     
    dmcmillen, Oct 23, 2018
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  2. mbc320 Win User

    Cannot connect from a Networked Win 7 PC to a Win 10 Laptop

    I have 2 networked Laptops, one is a Win 10, one a Win 7, and a networked Win 7 PC.

    I am unable to connect from Win 7 Desktop to a Windows 10 Laptop but I can go the other way.

    Status:

    Win 7 Laptop to Win 10 Laptop is OK.

    Win 10 Laptop to Win 7 Laptop is OK.

    Win 10 Laptop to Win 7 Desktop is OK.

    Win 7 Desktop to Win 10 Laptop is NO GO.

    I do not know whether it is a Win 10 Laptop or a Win 7 Desktop problem. All use the same Homegroup. I am the only user; there are no other accounts on any of the machines.

    Any suggestions would be appreciated.

    Moved from: Windows / Windows 10 / Files, folders, & storage
     
    mbc320, Oct 23, 2018
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  3. mb300e Win User
    Cannot connect from a Networked Win 7 PC to a Win 10 Laptop


    I am assuming that this is a Win 10 problem.

    I have 2 networked Laptops, one is a Win 10, one a Win 7, and a networked Win 7 PC.
    I am unable to connect from Win 7 Desktop to a Windows 10 Laptop but I can go the other way.

    Status:
    Win 7 Laptop to Win 10 Laptop is OK.
    Win 10 Laptop to Win 7 Laptop is OK.
    Win 10 Laptop to Win 7 Desktop is OK.
    Win 7 Desktop to Win 10 Laptop is NO GO.

    I do not know whether it is a Win 10 Laptop or a Win 7 Desktop problem. All use the same Homegroup. I am the only user; there are no other accounts on any of the machines.

    Any suggestions would be appreciated.
     
    mb300e, Oct 23, 2018
    #3
  4. mb300e Win User

    Cannot Access Win 10 Laptop from Win 7 Desktop

    Cannot access Win 10 shared drive from Win 7 PC - SOLVED.


    I have been fighting with this problem for about a week, but finally fixed it and for what it is worth would like to share (no pun intended) with other members.

    I have one Win 10 Laptop, one Win 7 Laptop and a Win 7 Desktop. My main machine is the Win 10 laptop which has two 500 GB drives installed. Drive 0 is for op sys, and drive 1 is for data files.

    The Win 10 Laptop drive 1 was mapped from both the Win 7 Laptop and the Win 7 Desktop PC. I could access all of the folders and files on the mapped drive from the Win 7 Laptop but not from the Win 7 Desktop PC. I can see the Drive and open it but when I double click on my “User Name” folder I get an error message saying Z:\”User Name” is not accessible. Access is denied.

    I can open all other folders and files and can create and delete folders and files on the mapped drive from both the Win 7 Desktop PC and the Win 7 Laptop.

    I checked the “Share” status of the Win 10 Laptop Drive 1 and it shows “Shared.” I have also checked the permissions and the two users listed have Full Control, Change and Read checked.

    On the Win 10 Laptop, I opened the Drive 1 folder, Right Clicked on my “User Name” folder and selected “Share With” which opened a window listing “Stop Sharing”, “Homegroup (view)”, “Homegroup (view & edit)” and “Specific Users.” Double clicking on “Homegroup (view & edit)” solved my share problem.*Biggrin

    This share problem cropped up recently, cause unknown. I have never had reason in the past to get involved with “Homegroup” either. *Rolleyes

    Peter B.
     
    mb300e, Oct 23, 2018
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