Windows 10: Network Permissions

It is amazing to me that users of Windows 10 are not able to share files between computers--whether another one is using Windows 10 or Windows 7. And the reply posted below to the same question as mine does not work, and there is no update to it after it being posted 3 1/2 years ago. Here's the reply:


Hi,





Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community. I regret the inconvenience caused to you.





Perform the following troubleshooting steps and check if it helps.

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  go to "Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\System"
  
  
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  under the "Computer name, domain and workgroup settings" click the shielded "change settings" option (far right)
  
  
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  on the "Computer Name" tab, press the "Change" button (bottom right)
  
  
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  rename the computer to anything other than what it is now
  
  
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  follow the restart prompts
  
  
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  using another computer you should now be able to use windows explorer to refresh the computers on the network (under "Network" drop list) and access the newly named computer, it will ask for credentials (username and password) in my case that is the targets Microsoft id and password, this grants full access to anything shared on that computer
  
  
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  repeat these steps on any other computer not allowing access on the network
  

Keep in mind all of my sharing permissions are open with full control, and remember as an example if A is on A’s computer and he wants to gain network access to computer then he has to enter Microsoft username and password




Also I would suggest you to download and install the latest drivers from the manufacturer’s website.




Refer to the link below for more information on how to fix network connectivity issues:


http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/...1&v4h=winxptab1&web-networking-help=windows-8


Note: Applies to Windows 10 as well.


This does not work. This is a major issue for all of us who have a home network and want to share files. Why has this issue not been resolved? And why should we have to "ask the community," and not get a response with a solution from Microsoft?


Gary Griggs

ga....*** Email address is removed for privacy ***

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Permission to access network

Hi Kristen,

You might be experiencing this issue because you lost permission to access the network resource or shortcut after upgrading your computer. To better assist you with this problem, we would like to know the following information.

• Are you using the shortcut to access a file or folder located on another computer in the network?
• Is the file or folder located on the computer that you recently upgraded?
• What is the exact error message that you received when accessing the shortcut?
• Are you using a homegroup to share files between devices on your local network?
• What troubleshooting steps have you tried so far?

In the meantime, let's run the Network troubleshooter. This troubleshooter finds and fixes common connection problems. Here's how:

• Click Start.
• Start typing Network problems, and then select
  Identify and repair network problems in the results.
• Follow the steps in the troubleshooter and see if that fixes the problem.

If you need further assistance, please do not hesitate to post a reply.

 

Home network

Did you try this

Just a stab in the dark really...

 

No permissions

Hi,

I would suggest you to right click on the user's folder for your profile and check if the permissions shows as "read only'. If this is the case, it might be causing the issue. In this case, I would suggest you to go to C:\User folder, right click on the
folder with your username and follow these steps:

• Open the properties of the main user profile folder where the files are located (such as Documents, Pictures, etc).
  
• Go to the Security tab and click Advanced.
• Check the box at the bottom of this window. It is labeled "Replace all child object permissions with inheritable permissions from this object" and then click Ok.
  

This does a one-time action that replaces the security on all the files/subfolders. It’s one-time, so you won’t find that box checked if you peek at it later. Try these steps and let us know the results for further assistance.