Windows 10: Network Sharing in Windows10 driving me crazy

Ok guys, I'm not exactly a PC noob, but basic network sharing in Windows10 is driving me crazy.
In houses or small business configurations, with just <10 PCs ethernet-connected wanting to share everything with each other (max complexity a shared NAS), there's always a new issue.

YES, I obviously do basic sh*t like set everything shared, give permissions to everyone, enable sharing of stuff and printers, disable sharing protected by password, all the basic stuff I always did some years ago.
And yet I randomly get every time a "Don't have permissions to access //XXX-PC" error message or I just cant'see other PCs in the network page.
I don't know what do, I followed every guide online and all of them just re-formulate the basic stuff I mentioned earlier. I got the same issues with all Windows10 (Home and Pro) PCs and with mixed ones (7/8/10).
Am I an idiot? Is Windows 10 not suited for this stuff?
Is there a FULL guide or a set of reccomendations to set a reliable network sharing system up?

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Cannot access shared network drive

I could scream! so much time wasted on this stupid error, as if time is not precious enough!
It probably would work fine if I could see the other computer! But I cannot see the other computer!

 

Cannot access shared network drive


Personally, I wouldnt use Everyone. If anyone hacks into you, they have full access to everything and can demolish everything on your raid. I would rather set up accounts and access separately for each person. That way, I know who did all that damage. In the end with a little extra work, I feel more secure by using Authenticated Users.


If this helps.
step 1 create non-microsoft account and without email and address without admin rights
step 2 share a drive or folder to specific user account (if Everyone is listed, remove it)
step 3 set security > add Authenticated Users (if more than 1 account) or add specific users
step 3a remove Everyone from list
step 3b uncheck full control and write for all items listed except SYSTEM and Admin account.
step 4 right click Start > Computer Management > System Tools > Shared Folders > Shares ... to verify settings and change anything else. You can also see the number of connections to each share here.

 

Network and sharing

Hi,

We see that you are having issues accessing the shared drive on your network. To assist you further, kindly answer the questions below:

• Have you made any changes to your computer or network prior to this issue?
• What troubleshooting steps have you done so far?

Regards.