Windows 10: Why are some folders showing 'Shared' when I have disabled Sharing?

Hi all,

Asked this question before but no real answer...

Disabled the 'Server' service and the 'Workstation' service on Windows.

This supposedly disables file sharing, according to the guides I've read.

However, some folders, specifically system folders, and very important OS folders are now showing 'Shared' in their explorer.exe windows.





Does anyone know what is causing this and how to solve the problem?

The aim is to not have any folders on the machine in question made available across any networks.

:)

 

Folders show as 'Shared'. How to disable Sharing?


Seems some system folders are showing the 'Shared' icon in the lower-left of the window.

Does anyone know how to disable file and folder sharing across the OS?

(P.S. Think I've asked this before but nobody provided a solution that yielded any results).

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Sharing a folder

Hi,

Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

I appreciate your time and patience to work on this issue.

To know the username of your computer, please follow the steps mentioned below:

1. Type Command prompt in the search bar.
   
2. Right click on the Command prompt icon and select Run as Administrator.
   
3. Type whoami in Command Prompt window and press Enter.
   
4. You will find the username of the computer, use the username and your password to access the file from the shared folder.
   

However, if the above steps didn’t help, I suggest you to turn off password protected sharing and check if that helps.

To turn off password protected sharing, please follow the steps mentioned below on your laptop:

1. Press and hold Windows + R key on the keyboard.
   
2. Type Control and click on
   OK.
   
3. Click on Network and Sharing Center.
   
4. Click on Change advance sharing settings.
   
5. Under All Networks, click on
   Turn off password protected sharing.
   

Hope it helps.

Please reply to this post for further assistance, we will be glad to help you.

Nikhar Khare

Microsoft Community - Moderator

 

Problem : auto enable folder shared

Hello,

As the above description is not clear provide us additional information to understand the issue and assist you better:

• What is the exact issue you are facing in accessing C: folder on your device after updating to 14342?
• What exactly are you referring to when you say: " I also install bash Ubuntu on this release"?
• What is the complete error message/ error code of this issue?

I suggest you to try the below steps to disable C: folder sharing on your device and check if it helps.

• Log-in as an administrator.
• Press Windows + E keys to open File Explorer.
• Click on This PC in the left pane, right-click on C: drive.
• Click on Properties, Click on Sharing tab.
• Click on Advanced Sharing and uncheck the option Share this folder.

Hope it helps. Get back to us with an updated status of this issue and brief description for further assistance.

Thank you.