Windows 10: Shared folder denying access, despite making sure that everyone has full control over it on...

if you don't want to don't read this, but it may help Context:i have been using the same windows server windows 10 pro, with the same drives for 2 years now, and SMB had been working wonderfully. A few days ago i got a new PSU, with more sata connectors, so i added 2 other HDDs to the mix, and made sure that the drive letter for the older ones didn't change.That's really the only major change that happened, besides that, all i did was remove my password, so the server would login automatically, and given that i have password protected sharing turned off, it shouldn't have been a problem. Eit

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Shared network folders access denied

Hi,

I have set folders to be shared on my home network but access is denied when trying to access them.

I set their permissions to Full Control but I am always prompted to check the permissions settings despite I am the Administrator of all my PCs.

What could be the problem?

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LAPTOP is not accessible ..... Access is denied.

I am trying to share a folder on a LAPTOP. I have other a number of other systems that have folders Shared and they work fine, but with this one I get the error "LAPTOP is not accessible ..... Access is denied." when I try to access it from a different Win10 system. So I went thru the entire "How to Share Files and Folders Over a Network in Windows 10" tutorial step by step. File and Print Sharing is enabled, SMB1.0 client & server are running, and Everyone has Full Access to the Share. Still get the error. I have tried it with the Network Public and Private, with the same result. Any suggestions ?

Microsoft Windows 10 Home
Version 10.0.19042 Build 19042

 

LAPTOP is not accessible ..... Access is denied.

SMB 1.0 is not required for sharing between two W10 machines, only for sharing with older systems such as XP. It's unnecessary here, but having it should not cause issues either.

Share permissions set to 'Everyone - Full control' is one thing, but the ntfs permissions on the folder being shared also need to be set to allow access.

I always turn off Password Protected Sharing on the PC doing the sharing, leaving it on (the default) often causes 'access denied' on trying to connect to the share.

Turn On or Off Password Protected Sharing in Windows 10