Windows 10: Windows 11 network share invalid credentials

I added my first windows 11 machine to my network. Still getting used to it. However, Network File Sharing isn't working. I have searched and found these list of 10+ things to try. No luck. I can share between 2 Windows 10 machines, that works not so between 10 and 11. Using the same Microsoft account admin on both machines. Was hoping to move some major data from old machine. The login screen complains invalid user ID or password before you enter anything. I can login to the account on ms site so.i know user and password are correct. I can login between windows 10.machines. I'm not sure wh

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Network Credentials

Hi Sammy,

To assist you better regarding your concern with network credentials, have you checked the Windows credentials for any information about the username and password for the network credentials? If not yet, follow the steps below to access Windows Credentials
manager.

• Press the Windows icon on the desktop.
• Type in Windows Credentials.

We would appreciate as well if you could provide us a screenshot.

Let us know how it goes.

 

Network Drive Credentials Invalid

Try these additional fixes for cannot map a network drive in Windows 11:

https://www.technipages.com/what-to-do-if-windo...

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/for...

https://windowsreport.com/windows-11-map-networ...

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https://10scopes.com/fix-windows-cant-access-ne...

https://www.technospot.net/blogs/mapped-network...

Other fixes for Windows 11 File Sharing troubleshooting steps:

1) First try setting up Nearby Sharing for faster file sharing to nearby devices:

https://screenrant.com/enable-nearby-sharing-fa...

2) Try setting up File Sharing again:

https://www.ubackup.com/windows-11/windows-11-f...



3) More about how password protected sharing works in Windows 11:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questi...

To turn off password protected sharing in WIndows 11:

https://gearupwindows.com/how-to-turn-off-passw...





4) If any problems troubleshoot file sharing here:

https://itechhacks.com/fix-windows-cannot-acces...

https://10scopes.com/fix-windows-cant-access-ne...

https://windowsreport.com/windows-11-cannot-acc...

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/fix...





Feel free to ask back any questions. Please report back results for all steps given so I know what else to suggest if necessary.

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Problem sharing files and Network Credentials error

Hello dalchina, thank you for responding with your suggestions and links. I've been kinda sidelined by life here recently and haven't had the time to devote to my laptop issues. But I have been reading your links and the related threads and trying to formulate a path to follow. My thoughts are to put my effort into solving the "Network Credentials Expired" error, in hopes that if I'm successful, I'll reestablish contact with the shared folders on my PC. If I can do that, I'll live with all the mess I created changing a bunch of settings I probably didn't need to change. If I'm not successful, I'll probable just reset the laptop back to factory settings by re-installing windows. It's only 3 weeks old and I've only installed a couple programs which I can easily reinstall. With the laptop back to default settings, I'll follow the tutorials for networking, file sharing and hopefully I can turn off the network credentials setting so this won't happen again.
Thank you again for your time and help, I'll post again when I get a final outcome.


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Hello dalchina, thank you again for your help. I have fixed my "network credentials password error". It was actually a pretty easy fix. I followed one of your links and read about windows credentials manager issues. I started looking and saw some things that didn't look quite right. So I deleted all of the credentials listed in the credential manager in my laptop and my PC and listed my laptop IP address and name, password on my PC and my PC IP address and name, password on my laptop and it worked. I'll continue to read up on the networking and sharing tutorials and might go in and check if I should change any other settings. But for now it has been successful. thanks again