Windows 10: Windows 10 v 1909 removed setting Turn off password protected sharing

I have been Googling this for an hour, but I can't find anything new on it. My computer is missing this setting now, and so is at least one customer of mine that can no longer print. Does anyone know what update removed this setting? This is going to affect thousands that need this to run their business to just do basic printer sharing.

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Network Sharing prompts for password (Password protected sharing turned off) - Windows 10

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



As you’ve already turned off password protected sharing, this issue could be due to the incorrect cached credentials stored on the PC. I suggest you to try the steps listed below and check if it works.

• Open Control Panel and categorize to view by
  small icons.
  
• Click on User Accounts and choose your
  User Name.
  
• On the left pane, click on Manage your credentials.
  Under Windows Credentials, remove the shared computer credentials and save the changes.
  
• Exit Control Panel and restart the machine to see if the issue persists.
  

Let us know how it goes.

Regards,

 

Cannot turn off the password protected sharing. The option for password protected sharing is not there

Hi Ankit,

Is this the exact process/steps you are using?

Open Control Panel

Go to Network and Sharing Center

Select Change advanced sharing settings in the left pane

Expand the network you want to disable password protected sharing on by clicking the down arrow on the right of the profile

Select 'Turn off password protected sharing' and then click Save changes.

 

Windows 10 Turn Off Password Protected Sharing

We are looking for a way to turn off password protected sharing either programmatically or through some type of scripting (cmd, powershell, etc.) for Windows 10 1607. It is the option in Advanced Sharing Settings (All Networks) in Network and Sharing Center.
We can obviously change the option using the radio button but we have not been able to determine what setting(s) are being changed under the hood. Is it possible to set Turn off password protected sharing without using the user interface? Does Microsoft lock
out this from being changed except through the UI?

I have found suggestions for the following and I have tried all and nothing seems to turn off password protected sharing.

HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\LSA\everyoneIncludesAnonymous set to 1

HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanManServer\Parameters\restrictnullsessaccess set to 0

Set Guest account to active.

Set blank password for Guest account.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Wayne