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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  2. Anonymous
    2022-08-09T23:16:10+00:00

    I just don't understand why Microsoft doesn't have a fix for this issue! From all of the comments it is a BIG problem. Why should one have to be a computer engineer to attempt to resolve what appears to be a simple networking problem between Win10 & Win11? I have tried everything that I can understand and possibly think of between all 4 machines (1 Win11 & 3 Win10) without the Win10 machines being able to see the Win11 machine. The Win11 machine can see all 3 Win10 machines. I Have had a network of 2 laptops and 2 PCs for 20 years and never a problem like this between different Window Editions. Unless there is a simple answer in the near future, I may go back to Win10 on my brand new Win11 PC - what a shame Microsoft! Is there an answer that someone with a modicum of computer knowledge can use to resolve this issue? Thanks to anyone who can help.

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  3. Anonymous
    2022-08-26T05:16:54+00:00

    Me too!! Round in circles trying to fix. Should be simple.

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  4. Anonymous
    2022-08-26T23:13:54+00:00

    I've found a temp solution.
    I created an account on the Win 11 machine and named it 'netuser'. I recommend you use something a little less official sounding. Then give that account Admin rights. When creating your shares on the Win 11 machine, be sure to give your 'netuser' account full access to all of the shares. Then on the Win 10 machine when you go to 'map network drive', check 'Connect using different credentials'. It will then give you the option to log in to your 'netuser' account. Be sure to check the 'Remember My Credentials' box. If you shared from the Win 11 machine with more than one account, you may be required to put in the account name, 'netuser', as well.
    You may need to restart both machines after this.

    Then at reboot, the shares should be connected.

    I hope this helps others, because this was driving me nuts for a while.

    Good luck!

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  5. Anonymous
    2022-09-12T18:08:34+00:00

    I have ran into the same issue. I have 2 Win11's and several Win10's. The Win 11's will not allow a shared folder to be used by my Kyocera CS, nor my Win 10's. But, the Win 11's can access Win 10's shared folders. I had to do a work around for the Win 11's by creating a shared folder on a Win 10, then have the Win 11 access it for the scans folder. SMB is turned on, firewall allows the exceptions, and a dummy account was created just for sharing. No success.

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