Windows 10: How to turn off Password Protected Sharing in Windows 11/10

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In this post, we will show you how to turn off password protected sharing in Windows 11/10 computers. By default, password protected sharing option or feature remains turned on in Windows 11/10. But, you can turn it off by following some simple steps. The password-protected sharing feature of Windows 11/10 OS helps the users, who […]

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Network Sharing prompts for password (Password protected sharing turned off) - Windows 10

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



As you’ve already turned off password protected sharing, this issue could be due to the incorrect cached credentials stored on the PC. I suggest you to try the steps listed below and check if it works.

• Open Control Panel and categorize to view by
  small icons.
  
• Click on User Accounts and choose your
  User Name.
  
• On the left pane, click on Manage your credentials.
  Under Windows Credentials, remove the shared computer credentials and save the changes.
  
• Exit Control Panel and restart the machine to see if the issue persists.
  

Let us know how it goes.

Regards,

 

Cannot turn off the password protected sharing. The option for password protected sharing is not there

Hi Ankit,

Is this the exact process/steps you are using?

Open Control Panel

Go to Network and Sharing Center

Select Change advanced sharing settings in the left pane

Expand the network you want to disable password protected sharing on by clicking the down arrow on the right of the profile

Select 'Turn off password protected sharing' and then click Save changes.

 

Can't turn off password protected sharing windows 10

Hi Stephen,

We would need additional information to help us isolate the issue with turning off the password protected sharing. Kindly verify the following:

• How many computers are involved in this issue?
• Did you make any recent changes to your computer prior to this issue?
• What other troubleshooting steps have you tried so far?

Regards.