Network file sharing not working between Windows 11 & Windows 10

Anonymous
2022-01-12T16:32:28+00:00

Hello, we have an office where there are several Desks, recently one of the employees upgraded their computers from windows 10 to windows 11, we had all of the computers set up for Local file sharing over the network, now for some reason since the upgrade, the Win11 PC can still see all the other Win10 PC's but none of the Win10 PC's can see or access the Win11 PC, we checked all the settings, and nothings changes, SMB is enabled on all PC's, and running same IP address's, file sharing in the network sharing center is still all turned on.

Any idea what caused this?

Thanks

Windows for business | Windows Server | Networking | Network connectivity and file sharing

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-03-03T17:15:40+00:00

    No this was checked. Thank you though. My solution resolved the issue. Hello was deactivated but also checked.

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-04-17T05:27:47+00:00

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EW_37TaIwLI

    This youtube video should fix your problem.

    Need to add everyone to folder's security.

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-04-27T15:46:07+00:00

    I have this problem. I have completed all you suggested throughout this list. The only error that responds is this:

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    All firewalls have been turned off. All services pertaining to sharing have been completed.

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-04-27T16:02:04+00:00

    Hi SteffJay. You probably have tried resetting your router and anything else in the network which is part of the connection chain, like wifi repeaters if in the loop, but if not it may be worth a shot. My problems were resolved once I sorted out all the permission issues, which Microsoft seems to have introduced in W11 to make home networking anything but straightforward, but at the end of the day I had to reboot my router, reset a repeater, and **wait** for the router to catch up. That took a few hours. Networking depends on the router at least as much as on the PC(s).

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-06-06T16:03:30+00:00

    I have just joined this thread I am having the problem as outlined above i.e. Network Error "Windows cannot access \DELLCOMPUTER...You do not have permission to access \DELLCOMPUTER. Contact your network administrator to request access."

    I have been able to share files over a network of Windows 10 Home and Windows 10 Pro, however on my Windows 11 Machine whilst I can access files from Windows 10, I cannot access files from the Windows 11 Computer to my Windows 10 Computers.

    I have run through all of the above and reset the router but the error message still appears. Is this a bug or has Microsoft purposely made life difficult to drive everybody to use OneDrive? Can anybody assist or have a fix to get around this issue?

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