Windows 10: Sharing Folders over network requires credentials for my university email account.

For some reason, even though I removed my university account from both of my computers in the windows 10 settings, when I try to access a folder I have shared over my local network it askes for my university account's credentials. This is not an immediate issue, it is just irritating. But in the future when I no longer attend the university, they will delete the account and I imagine then it will be a problem.I am still signed into the university email account on Google Chrome, but I doubt that is in any way related.

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Sharing a specific folder on windows 10 on the network without requiring login credentials and also without sharing the entire C:\Users folder

Hi

I am trying to share a specific folder lying my desktop over the network, trying to make that specific folder accessible to anyone who wants to access it without requiring them to login using the credentials of an existing user on the host PC.

However,

1. even after turning off password protected sharing in "Control Panel\Network and Internet\Network and Sharing Center\Advanced sharing settings", login credentials are still being asked on the other computer (mac) on the network.

2. suppose I login using my host PC login credentials, the entire C:\Users folder is exposed rather than the specific shared folder.

How can I get to share the specific folder

1. without login details

AND

2. also without exposing the C:\Users folder

List of solutions gone though but did not work:

The C:Users folder is shared when any sub folders from C:Users<username> is shared | Microsoft Docs

How to share any folder without password in Windows 8/10 in a home network if a Microsoft account is involved?

 

Network share to require login

Alright what i am trying to do is have a password, or login required to access some shared folders on a computer. All computers are using XP Pro SP2, now i have had situations in the past were i try to access a shared folder over the network on a laptop and it asks for a username and password before it will let me access it. This is what i am trying to setup. Even if i was able to assign the folder permissions for a specific user account.

Any help?

 

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!