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I've been running my local (wired) network with password protected sharing turned off.
To reduce the risk of infection I've now turned it on on all the pc's.
The result is that I am now unable to access any of the machines on the network (running windows 10 or 11)
I need to input the username and password
However using whoami locally to get the username, and entering the pin as the password I get
"the username or password is incorrect"
trying to access another machine I get "\XXXXX is not accessible. ... etc."
Is there a simple way I can turn on machine A and determine what credentials are required to access it from another PC via the network?
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I have the credentials. When I open the windows Credentials for the laptop I am trying to have in the Network it gives me the User name and password, so I know the User Name but the password is blocked out and I do not know what it is. How do I find out what I should put in for a password? I have a backup file on a external drive but I do not know where to look on that back up to get the info. What do I need to do?
Thanks -I wasn't able to find the information I need.
...but I did get it through 'hit and miss'
Hey I had the same issue as you. I was pulling my hair out trying to get it to work and finally did.
The username is your Microsoft account email
I expected my password to be my Microsoft account password but it wasn't. It ended up being an older password for my Microsoft account. If you've ever changed your Microsoft account password that's probably why it isn't working.
A different twist.
Two different PCs, both use the same Microsoft account to login.
I can access PC 1 from PC 2 using my current MS account Username and current MS password.
I can only access PC 2 from PC 1 using an old/changed MS password from the accounts past.
Why did PC 2 not update the password at some point? who knows....
Doesn't make sense. I don't have a username for my internet connection. I have a password/key to connect to the router, but there is no "internet connection" username and password.
I have to echo someone elses frustration above about Windows and Macs. Why can't this stuff just work??
