Windows 10: Network connections do not work. Window 10 and 11. Always asks for credentials! When I only...

I have 4 computers at home. Two laptops with Win 10, my work desktop machine with windows 11, and a brand new Surface Pro 8 with win 11. When the network does see them, any attempt to access them asks for credentials. There are no Windows credentials listed in any of the credential manager. Network Discovery is turned on on all machines.File sharing is turned on all machinesPassword protection is turned off on all machinesEverything worked when all my machines were Win 10. I really don't understand how this problem exists when there are no credentials listed on each machine. Moreover, when it

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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...

 

Network Credentials - Windows 10

Hi Ford,

On this thread, one of the mentioned reasons why you encounter the networking error is due to an incorrect setup on the credentials. To determine the appropriate troubleshooting steps to resolve your concern, we'd like to ask the following:

• How many devices are affected?
• Are you getting any error messages when connecting to a network? If yes, send us a screenshot.
• What are the troubleshooting steps that you've performed to resolve your concern?

We're looking forward to your response.

 

Windows 10 not accepting Microsoft Account as Network Credentials

Help, please?

I have three computers on my home network, all with Windows 10. They all could access each other's files through the network after entering my Microsoft Account as Network Credentials.

I replaced the hard drive in my laptop and installed Windows 10 again. Now it cannot access the other two computers, nor can they access the laptop. When I enter my Microsoft Account info in Network Credentials, it says "The user name or password is incorrect".

What I have done:

1. Double-checked that I am using the correct password with my Microsoft Account.
   
2. Rebooted router.
   
3. Connected laptop to network with a network cable.
   
4. Tried everything mentioned on Fix Enter network credentials error on Windows 11/10, on the laptop and my main desktop without success.
   
5. Created a local account on the laptop with a username & password, and I am able to access the files on the laptop from the desktop using that username & password as network credentials, but using my Microsoft Account as network credentials still will not work.
   

None of my computers can be updated to Windows 11, so please don't suggest that.