Windows 10: User folders State is Shared.

I've just noticed that my Document, Download, Pictures folders are showing as State: Shared. I haven't got any Homegroup or network sharing enabled that I'm aware of so why would I be seeing this?





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Permission error when trying to delete folder under shared network

Hi Tim,

We apologize for the inconvenience caused and for the delay in response.

As per the added information, it is not clear if you have rebooted the PC to check if the folder disappeared. Having stated so, I suggest that you shutdown and then restart the PC and check if the folder still exist.

If the above didn't help, I suggest that you try the below mentioned workaround and check. This has to be performed on the PC that the folder has been shared.

1. As you have specified that you "unshared the music folder", I suggest that you right click on the said folder and select Share with > Specific People....

2. Here add the name of the user and click on Share.

3. Once done, again navigate to the said folder and select Share with > Specific People.... and remove the user by right click on the name of the user and clicking on Remove.

4. Once done, reboot the system click on the said folder again and click on Stop Sharing.

5. Reboot and check.

Hope this helps

 

Windows 10 Home PC

Dear Team,

I have Windows Server 2012 configured ADDS and shared some folders to users. i am trying to connect shared folder for a user from Windows 10 Home PC and not able to open the folders. and when i am trying to access the shared folders with Administrator user
i am able to see all shared folders. what is the issue i didnt understand. can anybody help me what is the issue with that user. i tested with other user also but not opening the folders

 

Hi Kol12.

I assume this means you've set these to be Shared, or said another way. if someone was able to connect then those files are accessible.

Have you checked. Right click on Documents, properties, Sharing Tab, Advance Sharing ....

Is there a check mark to Share.


Ken

 

Hi Caledon,

Neither the Doc, Download or Picture folders have sharing tabs in properties just security tabs. Now that I think of it I'm running from a standard user account but I frequently access these (my) folders from the administrator account. I'm guessing these folders would have initially needed admin privileges granted to them and that's how they became shared?

 

As the administrator you should be able to navigate to these folders on your standard account. You should then be able to right click. I would think you would then see Sharing tab.

In any event, if you access these folders from your admin account then indeed they are being shared so windows is showing the correct status.

I know the first thought in everyone's mind today, who has access to my data? It's good we think like that, wish security was tighter so we didn't have to think like that.

Ken

 

Hi Ken,

The Docs, Pics, Downloads folders in my standard account definitely don't have sharing tabs in their properties. This standard account is the account I use the most and I only ever pop over to the admin account to run admin related tasks and install new programs. Also as mentioned I access the above folders from the admin account occasionally which is likely why they have become shared. I'm not sure why these folders don't have sharing tabs but I will check if they appear in the admin account instead.

Ha yeah, luckily only I use my computer and I like to think I run a pretty tight ship!

 

You do.

I try to convince my customers to run as Standard and then just enter Admin password if needed. No dice, to awkward. So they continue as admin and continue to do things they shouldn't. Helps to keep me busy.


Ken

 

People I've spoken to also find it to much trouble, the security benefits I feel greatly outweigh the inconvenience of having to enter an admin password every so often...

 

The shared status icon only appears when the folder is actually shared on the network. It does not appear when only multiple users of the same computer have access to the folder. You don't need a homegroup for a folder to be shared.

 

I have one other computer on the home network but they are not connected to each other with any Homegroup. I don't understand how these folders on my computer can be shared on the network...

 

Please post results of get-smbshare in powershell. Then you can see for sure what folders are shared.

These are the defaults with the exception of downloads folder which I shared explicitly.

Code: PS C:\Windows\system32> get-smbshare Name ScopeName Path Description ---- --------- ---- ----------- ADMIN$ * C:\Windows Remote Admin C$ * C:\ Default share Downloads * C:\Users\Hali\Downloads IPC$ * Remote IPC Users * C:\Users PS C:\Windows\system32>[/quote] If you have ever shared anything in C:\Users then C:\Users remains shared.

This quote applies to windows 10 also..

The C:\Users folder is shared when any sub folders from C:\Users\\ is shared

 

You don't need a Homegroup to share folders. You can log in as administrator and turn off sharing on the folders that are shared.

 

If you have ever shared anything in C:\Users then C:\Users remains shared.

This quote applies to windows 10 also..


The C:\Users folder is shared when any sub folders from C:\Users\\ is shared[/quote] I seem to get an error with get-smbshare...

 

I'm getting confused. The reason I think the folders show in my standard account as shared is because I have accessed those folders from the admin account. Would that lead to the folders appearing as shared?