Windows 10: Sharing Networking Strange Episode

This is just a report of my truly strange four-hour afternoon that finally resulted in success. Thanks to several people here, a day to two ago, I was finally able to access one computer from the other, so long as network passwords were disabled.

I remembered that one step recommended in the non-access thread said to map the network. I did look at on-line documentation about that yesterday, but was more interested in just about finishing my fire service document, having finally received the last two .jpegs.

Today, I set out to see if I could figure out how to create the map. After a while, working at John-PC1, my computer, I realized that I needed to first create a new folder, which I did in C:\. When I then clicked on the Browse button in the mapping module, that folder appeared, and a few things happened, and then the process seemed finished, so I opened the folder and change some settings from the advice in the earlier thread.

I then went to John-PC and created a folder, but the Browse process refused to find it. After some time, I decided to see what would happen were I to change the settings in the folder, and then retry Browse, which worked.

Having apparently established a network map, I re-enabled network passwords on both computers, whereupon I found that I could access Jon-PC from John-PC1, but not the reverse. Decided to restart John-PC1 to see if that would remedy the problem.

Logged on to John-PC1, to be faced with a complete disaster; nothing except a series of warnings that this, that, and the other no longer worked. Restarted, situation somewhat better, or at least until I saw that, on John-PC1, I had only that computer under Network. Went to John-PC, found both computers under Network.

I tried to access John-PC1 from John-PC; this time, instead of the usual immediate error message that I did have authority to do that, the green bar in File Manager slowly moved from left to right, and then I was told that John-PC1 could not be found, whereupon John-PC1 disappeared.

Rebooted John-PC, got both computers back, but still only one on John-PC1, so restarted it yet again. Opened File Manager, clicked on John-PC, and for the first time today, was asked for my credentials. Not knowing what might happen, I chose not to save the entries, but to delight, when I entered the user name and password, I found that I had access from John-PC1 to John-PC.

Went to John-PC, clicked on John-PC1, was asked for credentials, entered same, accessed John-PC1 from John-PC, the first time since installing Windows 10 Version 1803 last Monday that I was able to do that.

This was most assuredly not a pleasant afternoon, albeit that the final result was good. I am going to assume that the next time I reboot and try to access either machine from the other, I will again be asked for credentials, which, if they are asked for, I will choose to save them.

:)