Windows 10: Unable to connect Windows 10 machine with new Windows 11 machine on local network

Three days of grief. New Windows 11 machine Dell initially connected to older Windows 10 machine Dell. That was day 1. Since then, no joy. Went thru all of the suggestions via the internet and verified countless times that all settings were correct. Nothing. It should not be this difficult Microsoft. We are not idiots. You may be.I've resorted to flash drive chips to transfer files. Back to the stone age.Al Smith, age 72 and a long-time programmer.

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Unable to Access Shared Files on Local Network after Windows Update

After a recent Windows update, I have been experiencing difficulties accessing shared files on my local network. Prior to the update, everything was working smoothly. However, since the update, attempts to connect to shared folders result in an error message, and I'm unable to browse or retrieve files from other computers on the network.

Error Message: "The specified network name is no longer available."

Steps Taken to Resolve the Issue:

1. Checked network connections and verified that all devices are connected to the same network.
   
2. Confirmed that sharing is still enabled on the folders I am trying to access.
   
3. Restarted both the local machine and the remote machines on the network.
   
4. Disabled Windows Firewall temporarily to ensure it's not causing the issue.
   
5. Reviewed the event logs for any relevant error messages, but found none.
   

Additional Information:

• All computers on the local network are running Windows 10.
  
• No recent changes were made to network configurations before the issue started.
  
• The issue is persistent across different user accounts on the affected machine.
  

I would appreciate any guidance or suggestions on how to resolve this network sharing problem after the recent Windows update. Thank you!

 

Networking issue on a windows 11 machine

I purchased a new Dell computer to replace an older slower windows machine. I have run through all of the necessary steps to get this machine into and part of the workgroup that all of the other computers are on but I am unable to see any of the network attached storage devices that are on the network. I can see the computer from the one other windows machine that we have in the office but the new machine can't see any of the other computers on the network apple or microsoft. I have tried resetting network settings, made sure that file sharing and discovery is on and allowed through windows defender. I have turned off the anti-virus as well as the windows firewall just to make sure and still not seeing anything. I can pull up the file server through the internet but can't connect to it through file explorer. Not sure what else to try. I did find another thread where someone mentioned creating a new workgroup for that one computer so tried that as well and still no luck but can still see the new computer from both our one windows machine and the apple machines. Not sure what else to try or do.

 

Can't write to shares on a Windows 10 machine from a Windows 7 machine

I still get "You need permission to perform this action" from the Windows 7 machines if I try to write to a Windows 10 share after I made the above changes on the Windows 10 machine.