Network file sharing not working between Windows 11 & Windows 10

Well, it does allow my passwords, favourites and apps to sync over six machines and an Android phone. I find that quite useful. I can also add new machines which will be activated and licensed using the MS account. It's the Windows Hello that screws it up, so I don't use it.

Apologies, my previous post got truncated and corrupted when submitted. Should have continued:

Microsoft seems to have abandoned facilitating networking in a home environment. Come back Homegroup, all is forgiven!

With regard to your next post, I wonder whether you need to invoke the hidden Administrator account to deal with the recalcitrant permissions. I don't remember having to do tnat to sort out sharing, but have had to resort to that to sort out some other issues where I could not take ownership of a folder as a "normal" administrator.

With regard to post by AndrewThomas, that confirmed my preference always to use local accounts and to avoid logging on with a Microsoft account. I have been unable to identify how using a Microsoft account might improve my experience of Windows, and clearly it introduces a new layer of complexity and problems, so after going through the initial setup process which is almost impossible to complete wihout invoking a Microsoft account, I convert the account to a local one, and create any additional account I require from the command line, which is much less hassle than going through tne process in Settings. (My working account is a Standard account, and I create a separate Admin account to deal with tasks where elevated privileges are required.)

Disabling 'only use Windows Hello' seems to work reliably. One "proper" login using your password seems to do the trick.

Thanks for reply. The situation is that I now have things working, more or less. Two things seem to have helped: 1. I reset all the network components, router and wifi repeater (my laptop only has wifi network connection, and 2. time! The network seems to require significant time to settle down, measured in hours. Computers take time to register on the network, and it then takes time, and does not happen reliably, for them to appear in the NETWORK folder. For that reason I have all of them as Quick access items.

Sorting out sharing on the W11 laptop was a serious learning experience; not only necessary to set up sharing but to sort our security as well (wonder whether that is cause of problems for others, as not very obvious. Microsoft seems to have abandoned facilitating networking in a home environm

GregoryOlson3

Still no luck with any of these solutions...

I might add that my issue is solely an issue when trying to connect a Windows 10 system to a Windows 11 system, when the Windows 11 system is connected to my router via wireless/Wi-Fi...

When the Windows 11 system is connected to the router via wired-Ethernet/RJ-45, it works fine.

In both cases (whether Wi-Fi or Ethernet) the Windows 11 system can connect to the Windows 10 system without any issues...

Strange & annoying...

Cheers,

Mike.