Windows 10: Connecting to Windows 10 from Windows 7 fails.

I have a Windows 7 laptop and a Windows 10 desktop which are both connected to the same WiFi network.

They are both visible on the network. I can connect to the Windows 7 laptop from a MacPro (shh!) using a local account, but I can't connect from the windows 7 to windows 10 or vice-versa. I can't connect to the Windows 10 desktop from my MacPro either.


On the Windows 7 laptop the Windows 10 desktop is visible.

If I left click on it I get a Windows Security window inviting me to enter a network password.

I get the message Login failure: unknown username or bad password.

If I try Use another account and just type a username it comes back displayed as <Win7 domain>\<username>

I still get the same failure if I type <Win10 domain>\<username>

If I right click and select Connect with Remote Desktop Connection I get a window Initiating Remote Connection.

After a few seconds it fails.

The failure reasons are:

1) Remote Access to the Server is not enabled.

2) The remote computer is turned off.

3) The remote computer is not available on the network.


I don't believe that 2 or 3 are relevant as I can see it on the network and I'm using it!


On the Windows 10 desktop the Windows 7 laptop is visible.

If I left click on it I get a failure \\<computer name> is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this network resource. Contact the administrator of this server to find out if you have access permissions.

Logon failure: the user has not been granted the requested logon type at this computer.

Remote Desktop Connection fails in the same way as on Win7.


I have tried starting the following services on the Windows 10 desktop:

Function Discovery Resource Publication

Function Discovery Resource Host

UPnP


SSDP was already running.


ps. I've only just got the Windows 10 desktop and I've never used Windows 10 before, although I have used Windows machines for a very, very long time (it seems like forever!)


This is so very frustrating and any help or guidance will be much appreciated.

:)

 

Windows 10 Tweaks

Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

• Open a new Explorer window.
• Click View in the ribbon.
• Click Options.
• Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
• Click OK

credit to Lifehacker.

 

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