Windows 10: Unable to turn on file and printer sharing on guest or public network

I'm trying to turn on File and Printer Sharing on the Guest or Public Network but whenever I save the changes the status returns to "Turn off" as shown in the attached screenshot. Thanks for any hints.



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turning on file and printer sharing windows 10

Thank you for the update. What we can suggest now is to turn on File and Printer sharing in Command Prompt. Here are the steps to do it:

• Leave File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks turned
  on.
• Type CMD in the Search bar.
• Right-click on Command Prompt, and select Run as Administrator.
• Type netsh advfirewall firewall set rule group="File and Printer Sharing" new enable=Yes, and hit
  Enter.
• Exit from the command prompt, and check if it will work.

If issue persists, try turning it on using Powershell, and check if it works. Here are the steps:

• Leave File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks turned
  on.
• Type Powershell in the Search bar.
• Right-click on Windows PowerShell, and select
  Run as Administrator.
• Type netsh advfirewall firewall set rule group="File and Printer Sharing" new enable=Yes, and hit
  Enter.
• Close PowerShell.

Let us know how it goes.

 

Not able to access shared folders on network

Hi,

Thanks for the reply.

Yes, file and printer sharing is turned on even for Guest or Public networks. Network Discovery is turned off for Guest or Public Networks.

--Nanda

 

Windows 10 - Networking

Hi Nizam,

To address your concern, we suggest that you check the firewall settings of WS2.

Also check if the network discovery and file & printer sharing are both enabled.

To enable Network discovery, please follow these steps:

• Open Settings, and click on the Network & Internet icon.
• Click on on the left side, click on the Ethernet connection.
• Turn on Make this PC discoverable.
• Restart the computer.

To Turn On or Off File and Printer Sharing in Network and Sharing Center.

• Open Control Panel, and click on the Network and Sharing Center.
• Click on the Change advanced sharing settings.
• Expand the Private or Guest or Public network profile to turn on or off file and printer sharing.
• Select Turn on file and printer sharing and click on
  Save changes.
• Restart the computer.

Let us know how it goes.