Windows 10: Home working - Restrict network access to PC

Hi
I've got a site to site VPN used to connect me with the office which is done via my router.

This has a rule set to route traffic to one PC.
How do ensure that no one in the office is able to log into my pc or access any shares on my PC ?

The VPN is only for me to access the office not the other way around.

Thanks

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Restricting Networking Access

I have two Pcs let A & B. Both are connected through LAN and both are having Windows 10 installed. In both the computer there are two accounts viz. Administrator and Guest. I have restricted the access of Guests in Administrator Account. Now I want to
restrict the access of Guests of Computer A to the files of Computer B via network and vice versa. The drives of both the computers are shared to everyone. How can I restrict the access of other computer's guest account? Please help.

 

Restrict Network Drive Access to User

Hi Beach,



I realize the inconvenience you are experiencing with Windows 10. I will certainly help you.



This issue might occur if there network discovery option is enabled on the computer.



To assist you better, please provided us the information below:

• When you say that "kids have a local account", is the child account configured as standard user account on the computer?

I suggest you to follow the steps below to hide the network discovery of the computer in the shared network.

1. Click on Search bar.

2. Type "HomeGroup" without the quotes in the search bar and click on it.

3. Then click on Change Advanced sharing settings.

4. Expand Private.

5. Turn off network discovery.

5. Expand Guest or Public.

6. Then turn off network discovery
option.

7. Click on Save changes button.

Please get back to us with an update on issue with restricting network drives to the child account, we will be happy to help.



Thank you.

 

Error: Windows cannot access \\PC-Name, you do not have permission to access this pc. Contact your network administrator to request access, while trying to access one PC from another over network

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



I understand that you are facing issues while accessing one PC from another PC over the network. For further clarity on the issue, please respond to the questions below.

1. Are the entire PC’s running Windows 10 1809 build version?
   
2. Have you tried accessing the PC using IP address of the PC?
   
3. Are the PC’s connected to domain network?
   

I certainly appreciate your efforts in trying to resolve the issue by performing certain troubleshooting steps.



However, I would suggest you to refer the suggestions by

Roohi_Taj replied on January 8, 2019 and see if that helps.



Regards,

Prakhar Khare

Microsoft Community – Moderator