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Copper Contributor

Jan 23, 2022

Can only share files in one direction between two computers with the same microsoft account

I have two computers with new Windows 11 Pro installations. I can access the desktop from the laptop but not the other way around. The Share profiles and Security Profiles for each shared folder are...

Bronze Contributor

Jan 24, 2022

Generally, as long as both of your Windows devices were connected to the same network you may setup the desired folder on one device then setup with correct NTFS permission + share permission the rest of Windows device should be able to access without any issues.

grahammlander
Copper Contributor
Jan 24, 2022
Little_Joe
Thanks,
I have attempted to connect in CMD use net use \\Laptop\shared /user:laptop\user
and entered the password required to login to my microsoft account.

Error 86 every time password is not correct.
>net share
shows pretty much the same thing on the laptop as it does on the desktop. The desktop has more drives but thats the only difference
- grahammlander
  Copper Contributor
  Jan 24, 2022
  FIXED! I had to turn off windows Hello. which required that I enter my password and this fixed the problem. WHY Microsoft WHY? This is a BUG.
  
  Microsoft, You must fix this....Require a password be registered with the account during installation so that it gets registered for networking use. This would prevented several days wasted trying to figure this out. UGH.
  - Little_Joe
    Bronze Contributor
    Jan 24, 2022
    grahammlander
    
    Well, glad to hear that.
    That's the normal to require Windows Hello authentication instead of the password... Not a bug here.
    You could try to perform the remote control with mstsc it would require Windows Hello by default. 🙂

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