Windows 10: How to make a windows Server always ask for credentials on Network sharing

Hi Friends,Good day to you all, please I need your help getting that right, I have a Windows Server 2019 Standard and it is on a domain, I have files that are shared on it and it's shared password protected but I also want the system to always ask for credentials each time a user tries to access the network shared files.Who should I do, please help.Double Ray

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Asking for Network Credentials

Sounds like a 'persistence' issue, i.e. A has the credentials to access B 'stored' with the 'persistent' flag set but B doesn't have the credentials to access A stored persistently (or it's corrupted), hence the request.

Try:

1. Open Credential Manager (in B's Control Panel, i.e. Start > Search > control > Control Panel > All Control Panel Items > Credential Manager).
2. Open Windows Credentials (on the right-hand side).
3. Search for (and remove) any credential for A (in case it's corrupt).
4. Use Add a Windows credential to add a new network access credential for A (by entering the network address [e.g. computername], Username and Password then click on the OK button.

If all goes well, when this completes you can open the credential and should see Persistence: Enterprise mentioned underneath the Password field:





Hope this helps...

 

Asking for Network Credentials

Thanks for the response.

The usernames and passwords were already set up like that.

The networking and sharing settings were already as you suggested.

Then you say "After that, set the permissions for those users on each system" and I'm not entirely sure what you mean.

I've just (tediously) tried a repair re-install of Windows 10 and that made no difference either. Actually, it made things worse because the other Windows 10 box on the home network which had limited access to some drives on the target m\c is now being asked for credentials to access it at all.

Other than a complete rebuild, I don't see any other options.

Best wishes.

 

Edit Network Credentials

I just got my laptop back from the repair shop where the HD was wiped and Windows 10 reinstalled. I want to share other network devices, but I'm being asked for my Network Credentials. I don't know what they are. I can follow the steps to get to the credentials
details link from Control Panel, but I can't seem to change or remove the hidden password. Advice? Suggestions?

TIA