Windows 10: How do I fill in my network credentials with a Passwordless account?

Since I went passwordless on my account, I lost access to all my computers on my network as I can't fill in the network credentials , being constantly asked for a password. I tried with my old password, without password, with a pin, no matter what I type or not in the password field, I can't connect. I always get the error message "The username or password is incorrect", obviouslly since my account is passwordless. "More choices" only gives me the possibility to try to connect using a different account, but not using my authenticator or biometrics for example.Am I doing something wrong, or is

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Network Credentials

Hi Sammy,

To assist you better regarding your concern with network credentials, have you checked the Windows credentials for any information about the username and password for the network credentials? If not yet, follow the steps below to access Windows Credentials
manager.

• Press the Windows icon on the desktop.
• Type in Windows Credentials.

We would appreciate as well if you could provide us a screenshot.

Let us know how it goes.

 

Passwordless Sign-in for MS account

On my desktop running Win10, 22H2, OS build 19045.2364 I'm the admin of the local account with no user accts. While I was reading one of Shawn's excellent tutorial's: Enable or Disable Passwordless Sign-in for Microsoft Accounts in Windows 10, I was hoping to find where to disable Passwordless Sign-in for MS accounts. I have it enabled because the sign-in screen into my Microsoft account lists "other sign-in options" (or something to those words). I also verified in the registry and netplwiz that its enabled. When selecting other sign-in options, a security key that I set up, first of all, disappeared all by itself recently. The security key is only one of two sign-in options for Passwordless sign-in that I ever set up. The other option was a Windows Hello PIN which I had up until this year but its no longer an option after I removed it myself. So where the problem comes in is after the authentication option using a security key is re-added, it ends up disappearing after about 24 hours later. When that happens, it leaves zero Passwordless Sign-in options to use (Windows Hello PIN was removed by myself in June). But Passwordless Sign-In will still remain enabled even though I can't sign-in Passwordless with any options. I'm left with signing in by using 2-step verification processes that I've had. Perhaps this is grasping at straws. I was thinking if there's a switch to disable Passwordless Sign-in to Microsoft Accounts that's turned off first, maybe then the security key can successfully be re-added permanently.

 

Signed in Windows 11 with passwordless account. What is the credential info of folder sharing?

I installed Windows 11 and signed in with passwordless microsoft account. Then I shared a folder on the local network.

Folder was shared without any issue. When I try to access the shared folder from another PC, it asks the credential info like username and password.

Before changing to passwordless, I was able to access the shared folder with my microsoft account email and password.

Now my Windows account is passwordless. I have tried the previous password, Windows Hello 4-digit pin or blank password, nothing worked.

- How can I access the shared folder of Windows 11 with passwordless microsoft account?

- Is there any method to set the manual password for the shared folder?

- Should I change it back to the password-pretected account?

I already know that it is possible to make it accessible without password in Control Panel - Advanced sharing settings, but I don't want to share it without password.