Windows 10: Network Oddity

Hi,

This is my first post. I hope it's coherent.

I have two Windows 10 Pro 1909 (OS 18363.657) machines on my LAN - Alpha and Beta.

Alpha and Beta can each see each other - no discovery problems.

From Beta, I can click on the Alpha Icon and access all the shares on Alpha - so far, so good.

From Alpha, I click on the Beta Icon and am rudely told that I do not have permission to access Beta.

However, if I type \\Beta\Users\user\share into Alpha's File Explorer address bar and wait about 10 seconds, I have access to all shares on Beta.

Weird, eh?

:)

 

USB Port Oddities


Ok, let's see it with pictures step-by-step. First right-click on the USB device and select Update driver software:





Then select Browse my computer for driver software (LAST option) :





The select Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer (LAST option) :





Then select the standard driver from the list and click next:





Click next/OK as required to complete installation. Repeat the steps for all Intel USB devices. Finally click on each USB root device and press DEL to delete it, reply YES when asked. After deleting all USB root devices restart the computer.

I hope this is detailed enough...

 

Did our Epson printer get hacked?

Another question, is this on a home network or a work network? The steps @eidairaman1 listed are always a good first step. If this is on a work network you manage, I'd be much more concerned than the home one. It is possible someone is screwing with you, but malware could also be the culprit.

 

Win 7 and Win 10 Home Network Oddity

Hey noquiexis,
I see you gave up and marked this solved, but one last suggestion you could try ... If you're fairly confident it's not a Share/NTFS permission issue and/or Firewall Issue ... on your Win10 PC go to Control Panel > Credentials Manager > Windows Credentials and see if the Win7 PC is listed and if it is, are it's credentials correct (i.e. network address, username, password). If it's not listed you can add it manually and see if that resolves your issue.