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Password feature missing

Avinash Karanam 0 Reputation points
2024-09-16T17:17:03.5266667+00:00

My previous laptop had an option to choose a password for my device. Hence whenever I wanted to access the files from my Samsung phone, I could setup an SMB storage form the smartphone device using the password I setup for my laptop. But my new laptop has no password option and I am not able to connect via my smartphone and share files. How do I solve this?

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  1. S.Sengupta 18,636 Reputation points MVP
    2024-09-18T02:06:43.01+00:00

    Open Network and Sharing Center

    Click Change advanced sharing settings

    All Networks section.

    Make sure Turn on password-protected sharing is selected.

    Save changes.

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