Windows 10: Printer and File Sharing... half works. Please help.

Hello,

I am trying to make all of my machines to talk to each other (On my home network) as well as share a printer on one machine (wired via USB). I am running Windows 10 Pro on the machine with the printer.

The other machines are running Windows 7 Pro. All machines are are part of the Workgroup called Workgroup. Also I have Uverse as my Internet/Router (NVG599).

Currently all machines see all folders and the printer. The problem is I am unable to access files or drives. For example one of my machines is "Office (Windows 7 Pro)" and my other is "Studio (Windows 10 pro)".
"Studio" is set to Private Network , and all other machine are set as Public. All machines can use the printer on "Studio" which is hooked up via USB.

When I am at my computer "Studio" and try to access files on "Office" I get the following; "Windows is unable to access \\Office-PC\Documents" (Documents being the shared folder, with full access privileges). This example applies to these machine an all others I have at home; printer share works (I can print from all of my computers) but file/drive share does not


Any and all help welcome very much.

Thank You,
RH

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Printer sharing Windows 10 and Windows XP

I have the same problem. I know how to share a file, folder or printer since Win3.1

File sharing is working fine among Windows XP, Windows 7 and Windows 10. Printer sharing is working fine between Windows 7 and Windows 10, but it does not wokr with Windows XP, it must be a Windows 10 issue, please advice on workaround solution.

 

Network computer still shows up even after it was turned off

Hi ,

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community. We are sorry for the inconvenience caused.

I see that your network still shows even after turning off.

Please follow the below steps and check if it works,

1. Type Network and internet in the Search bar and then Enter.

2. Select Ethernet and then in that Network and Sharing center.

3. Select Change advanced sharing settings.

4. In File and printer sharing select the Turn off file and printer sharing.

Hope this information is helpful. Please do let us know if you need further assistance, we’ll be glad to assist you.

 

Hi can you use your printer via WI-FI as that is how I have mine set up and all other OS including smart phones can access it and use it.

 

I'm having a problem sharing files, not my printer

 

Are you using a Microsoft Account to logon to your Windows 10 machine? If so change your account to a local account. That should solve most of your sharing issue.