Windows 10: Can't sign in to nearby sharing in Windows 11 with my personal account

As the title says, I can't sign in to the nearby sharing feature on my Windows 11 machine with my personal account - which is what I am using to log in to Windows. When I try to sign in with my personal account, it says that I can't sign in with my personal account but need a work or school account instead as shown in the attached image. That is just silly IMHO. How do I solve this issue?? Any help is appreciated. Thanks in advance

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Nearby Sharing

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



We understand your concern that you are unable to share the PC Bluetooth nearby sharing.
I appreciate the troubleshooting steps that you've tried so far.



However we would suggest you to refer the below article and let us know the status of the issue.



Fix Bluetooth problems in Windows 10

Share things with nearby devices in Windows 10



We await your response.



Aditya Roy

Microsoft Community – Moderator

 

Microsoft To Do can now share lists from personal to work accounts

Source: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/...s/ba-p/1733030

 

Nearby Sharing

I have reviewed most of the older posts and their possible solutions about this problem but none have worked for me. I am posting the same problem in the hope that someone has found a more recent solution. Here is my setup:

• Both PC and Laptop running v.1903.
• Both are on the same WiFi network.
• Laptop connects to the network via WiFi
• PC has both ethernet connection and WiFi enabled.
• PC - Realtek Bluetooth 4.0
• Laptop - Qualcomm Atheros 4.1
• Both bluetooth radios supports Low Energy Central Role = true
• Both set up for nearby sharing. "Everyone nearby" selected on both.
• The two machines are about 4 meters apart.

"Looking for nearby devices" fails in both directions. I would appreciate any help.