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turning on file and printer sharing windows 10

Anonymous
2018-02-23T13:19:45+00:00

Hi

I want to share my folders and printer with users , which  is connected company's domain environment.  

For  users to print in shared printer, I turned on "file and printer sharing" in windows 10 . but after restart or some time later this option getting disabled.

every morning I turn on this parameter for users to be able to print.

Have anyone solution of this problem?

Thanks in advance

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  1. Anonymous
    2018-03-06T16:01:49+00:00

    Thank you for the update. What we can suggest now is to turn on File and Printer sharing in Command Prompt. Here are the steps to do it:

    1. Leave File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks turned on.
    2. Type CMD in the Search bar.
    3. Right-click on Command Prompt, and select Run as Administrator.
    4. Type netsh advfirewall firewall set rule group="File and Printer Sharing" new enable=Yes, and hit Enter.
    5. Exit from the command prompt, and check if it will work.

    If issue persists, try turning it on using Powershell, and check if it works. Here are the steps:

    1. Leave File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks turned on.
    2. Type Powershell in the Search bar.
    3. Right-click on Windows PowerShell, and select Run as Administrator.
    4. Type netsh advfirewall firewall set rule group="File and Printer Sharing" new enable=Yes, and hit Enter.
    5. Close PowerShell.

    Let us know how it goes.

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  2. Anonymous
    2018-03-01T12:48:19+00:00

    Thanks for your reply

    sorry my late response

    But  "File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks" option is always checked. not helped to solve this

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  3. Anonymous
    2018-02-24T00:34:38+00:00

    Hi,

    If you turned on file and printer sharing, then you will also need to turn on File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks. Here's how:

    1. Open the Control Panel (icons view), and click on the Network and Sharing Center icon.
    2. Click on the Change adapter settings link on the left side.
    3. Right click on the network adapter (ex: Ethernet 2) you want to turn on or off file and printer sharing for Microsoft networks, and click on Properties.
    4. Check (turn on - default) File and Printer Sharing fo r Microsoft Networks for what you want, and click on OK.

    Let us know if you need further help.

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