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Windows Network credentials not accepted

Roger Heirbaut 55 Reputation points
2023-02-05T15:05:57.76+00:00

I try to connect my Windows11 laptop to my Windows11 desktop. All advanced network and sharing settings are set to the same values on both computers (network discovery ON, password protection OFF, file sharing set, etc...) . The connection works fine in 1 direction: on my desktop I can see the shared folders on my laptop. But the other way around is not working: the desktop computer name is visible in File Explorer/This PC/network, but when I click on it and fill in the network credentials an error message 'user name or password is incorrect' is displayed. I use the email address and password from my Microsoft account to enter the network credentials, these are identical on both computers. I already spent days experimenting, without success. Please can anyone advise me further?

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-02-05T15:17:38.8033333+00:00

    Try using local accounts, also check the firewall profiles are set to Private on both ends. Also more here.

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/file-sharing-over-a-network-in-windows-b58704b2-f53a-4b82-7bc1-80f9994725bf

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