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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 setup identically.
I have a windows 10 computer that can connect to the Windows 11 Pro with no problem. It also cannot connect to the Laptop.
I can see the shared folders, I just can't open them.
I have worked on this for 2 days changing settings on both computers and the only time I can open the shared folder is if I set them to be available to Everyone or no passwords which is unacceptable.
Prior to deleting the Homegroup system, networking my home computers was pretty easy. Am I missing something? Right now I am using "SneakerNet" to share files.
- 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.
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
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.
