Windows 10: Why does every Windows 10 feature update make my shared disks/directories inaccessible?

Discus and support Why does every Windows 10 feature update make my shared disks/directories inaccessible? in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; Every time there's a new features update, all of my shares become unshareable or shared as read-only and the box that I use as my file server becomes... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by GrandpaOfLoba, Jul 14, 2024.

  1. GRANDPAOFLOBA
    GrandpaOfLoba Win User

    Why does every Windows 10 feature update make my shared disks/directories inaccessible?


    Every time there's a new features update, all of my shares become unshareable or shared as read-only and the box that I use as my file server becomes invisible to the other machines on my network.My usual workarounds which I don't want to get into are not working this time.I'm working with Windows 10 on all machines except one that has W11. But even that one loses access to the shared drives.I'm getting tired of wasting my time trying to find workarounds.All of my Windows machines have the absolute latest updates.So, is there a way to allow my network sharing to survive Windows updates?

    :)
     
    GrandpaOfLoba, Jul 14, 2024
    #1
  2. STATIC~CHARGE
    Static~Charge Win User

    Disk bloat in Windows 10 Fall Creators Update

    Is it my imagination, or does the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update consume an additional 20-30GB of disk space over the previous Creators Update release? Unfortunately, I didn't log my disk usage before the upgrade, but now my C: drive has 56GB of stuff, and I know it wasn't anywhere near that full before. I've run "Disk Cleanup -> Clean up system files" and selected everything on the list, including remove previous version of Windows. I also emptied my Recycle Bin, my Temp folder, \Windows\Temp folder, and \Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download folder. Finally, I ran Wise Disk Cleaner to delete assorted application garbage.

    Has anyone else noticed the bloat in Fall Creators Update?
     
    Static~Charge, Jul 14, 2024
    #2
  3. MINDWEAVER
    Mindweaver Win User
    Directory Size Utility

    Change Log v1.6

    • Resoved an issue where selecting "Detail" from the "View" drop down would cause duplicates.
    • New "Peek" feature!
      • Selecting something in the Directory column in the Directory view (Left window) while holding "z" will peek into that directory!
      • Double clicking the Directory column in the directory view(Left window) while holding "z" will add the folder.
    • New color coded feature in both Size columns for Detailed view.
    • Exporting to Excel will now Export both Folder (left) and File (right) window. In the excel file the Folder, and File window will be on different sheets.
    • Add a feature to export to older excel 97-2003 (.xls) from the file/export drop down window.
    Download HERE!

    Don't forget to enter to win this game bundle! here Drawing is this Friday!
     
    Mindweaver, Jul 14, 2024
    #3
  4. MINDWEAVER
    Mindweaver Win User

    Why does every Windows 10 feature update make my shared disks/directories inaccessible?

    Directory Size Utility

    New! Directory Size Utility BETA v1.1

    New features!
    • New button icons!
    • New Total selected directory size!
    • Made the Exit button text bigger!
    Download here
     
    Mindweaver, Jul 14, 2024
    #4
Thema:

Why does every Windows 10 feature update make my shared disks/directories inaccessible?

Loading...

  1. Why does every Windows 10 feature update make my shared disks/directories inaccessible? - Similar Threads - Why does every

  2. Why does every Windows 10 feature update make my shared disks/directories inaccessible?

    in Windows 10 Network and Sharing
    Why does every Windows 10 feature update make my shared disks/directories inaccessible?: Every time there's a new features update, all of my shares become unshareable or shared as read-only and the box that I use as my file server becomes invisible to the other machines on my network.My usual workarounds which I don't want to get into are not working this...

  3. Why does every Windows 10 feature update make my shared disks/directories inaccessible?

    in Windows 10 Gaming
    Why does every Windows 10 feature update make my shared disks/directories inaccessible?: Every time there's a new features update, all of my shares become unshareable or shared as read-only and the box that I use as my file server becomes invisible to the other machines on my network.My usual workarounds which I don't want to get into are not working this...

  4. why does every windows update **** my computer. i hate them. stop updating and making...

    in Windows 10 Software and Apps
    why does every windows update **** my computer. i hate them. stop updating and making...: Stop updating windows and making it worse. Edge sucks and files now need extra work. 2 hours to figure out how to pdf my tax work. Thanks. Your IT team needs to drive head on into the next concrete mixer. Now I cant open my picture files. You are making horrible changes for...

  5. why does every windows update **** my computer. i hate them. stop updating and making...

    in Windows 10 Gaming
    why does every windows update **** my computer. i hate them. stop updating and making...: Stop updating windows and making it worse. Edge sucks and files now need extra work. 2 hours to figure out how to pdf my tax work. Thanks. Your IT team needs to drive head on into the next concrete mixer. Now I cant open my picture files. You are making horrible changes for...

  6. Sharing root directory on Windows 10

    in Windows 10 Network and Sharing
    Sharing root directory on Windows 10: I am having issue with sharing a root directory so we can run programs on one system. I have turn on File Sharing Network discovery Turn off password protected added a share for the root directory I can see the share but I cannot access it. the error is You Do not have...

  7. Shared Folder Inaccessible

    in Windows 10 Customization
    Shared Folder Inaccessible: My office LAN is on a Windows 7 PC. It's a small LAN, with just one main PC and five other PCs accessing the main shared folder. All my colleagues are able to access the shared folders. They have Windows 7. However, I am running Windows 10, and in the last fortnight, suddenly...

  8. Intermittend inaccessible directory

    in Windows 10 Network and Sharing
    Intermittend inaccessible directory: Occasionally I run into this problem where I want to delete a large tree of directories and files, upwards of 50,000 files and thousands of directories, and then just one of them can't be deleted. It's a total mystery to me why. I've checked: The directory is not in use...

  9. inaccessible shared files

    in Windows 10 Network and Sharing
    inaccessible shared files: Until recently my main computer, more or less a server, was running in W7 ULTIMATE/64 bit. It was happy, until it was not. I could access all of my files from this main machine and all of my satellites. Then, the computer was getting sluggish, so I rolled back to the...

  10. inaccessible shared files

    in Windows 10 Support
    inaccessible shared files: Until recently my main computer, more or less a server, was running in W7 ULTIMATE/64 bit. It was happy, until it was not. I could access all of my files from this main machine and all of my satellites. Then, the computer was getting sluggish, so I rolled back to the...