Windows 10: Win 10 PC accessing a Win 10 Everyone share prompted for credentials

I have a new Windows 10 Home computer and I've selected a folder and shared it. I've added Everyone to the Share Permissions list with Full Control.






I've selected "Turn off password protected sharing" in the Advance Sharing Center.






When I try to access the share with a Windows 7 laptop in the home it connects right away without a prompt for credentials. When I try to access the share from another Windows 10 device (Surface) there is a prompt for credentials and I am unable to access the shared folder. There are no common account names between machines on my home network.

On the Windows 10 machine which is trying to connect I have run Net use * /DELETE and removed all Windows Credentials using the Credentials Manager then rebooted both machines a few times. Still though the Windows 7 machine can access the share with no credentials and the Windows 10 machine can't access it at all.

My goal is to get the share working for the Windows 10 machine as it works for the Windows 7. Full access, no prompt for credentials. I've workaround steps that will provide access so that type of information isn't needed.

Thank you for taking the time to read my post and any help would be most appreciated.

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Network credentials?

I just upgraded a laptop that was running Win 8.1 Pro to Win 10 Pro. The laptop connects to my LAN wirelessly and there are five other computers on the same LAN, several with wired connections and two with wireless connections. All computers get good LAN
access and access to the Internet, so I do not believe I have a router problem.

Under Win 8.1 I had no trouble sharing files with a computer running Win 7 (browsing/opening files on the Win 7 computer on the Win 8.1 computer). After the upgrade to Win 10, I cannot connect to anything on the Win 7 computer, even though file sharing is
enabled with no passwords required. I get a dialog box asking me to enter Network credentials, and nothing I enter works, including the domain\username and password of the Win 7 computer. Windows, of course, gives no hint to what "network credentials" it is
looking for or where the demand for credentials originates. The shares I set up on the Win 7 machine give full control permission to "Everyone".

There have been discussions in the past about this sort of problem, but no definitive answers as to what causes it or what credentials are supposed to be entered to satisfy what piece of network security. I'd appreciate any ideas as to how to diagnose and
fix this very annoying problem.

 

How to connect Windows 10 to an existing network cwith Windows 7

My 2 older Win 7 PCs are on Homegroup, my own network, Desktop on WIRED to router, Laptop on wireless.

New Laptop, Lenovo Win 10.

In trying to share, have:

All have account names

All have same password

All wireless same network (home)

one on same router directly connected

ALL shared with security with EVERYONE

ALL PERMISSIONS checked

YET, any attempt to access, brings up a CREDENTIAL LOGON and nothing seems to be accepted. when entered"

\\name\pw

name\pw

etc

 

I've got this working although I'm not entirely certain as to why. The Windows 10 machine that was trying to connect had been logged on to with a Microsoft account which was created on purchase. I created a new local account on that machine and then tried accessing the share with complete success. I'm sure there is some kind of reason for this behavior but I am unable to provided it.

 

I had the same problem. Solved by accident. When the Windows 10 ask for credentials use the Microsoft account and password you use to log on to the Windows 10 machine. Hope it works for you too.

 

I have once laptop with the Microsoft account and login in as you said, however, the other machine is not logged in and I have no idea how to access it's public folders. No matter what I type in the network credentials i cannot access the shared folder or map a network drive.

LOL, i just added a username and password to my wife's laptop and when I try to connect on the network it does not accept the password. LOL this is seriously ludicrous.

 

I had the same problem.
I setup a shared folder in a laptop running Windows 10 Pro, with NO homegroup and the password protected sharing set to OFF.

A second laptop with Windows 10 Home, which was trying to access the shared folder, had logged in with a MS account.
When asked for UserName/Password, as chrismine mentioned, I typed the MS account credentials used to login to this second laptop…. and bingo!!!...everything worked.

I presume that there would be no credentials request, if the second laptop had logged in with a local account, but I haven’t tried it.

Hope that helps someone else, although KUDOS go to chrismine, for his “accidental” solution.

 

Here is the solution for this issue :

1 Right click on the folder that you want to share
2. Go to Properties
3. Go to Security Tab then click Edit on group and usernames
4. Click Add and on the user and group window click advance
5. Click Find Now and look for Everyone on the Search results, Click OK to close the window and OK again
6. Give the control you need for Everyone and click "OK"

That should make that folder accessible without prompting for windows credentials *Smile