\\localhost and access from other computers on the same home network does not work

Hi Nikhar,

Thanks for your advice but it seems that Local Security Policy is only available in the Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise, and Education editions while mine is Home edition.

Hohey

Hi,

Thank you for replying.

I have been researching on this issue, and would like to know if you are using any Anti-Virus program. If you are using any Anti-Virus program, I suggest you to try disabling Anti-Virus program and see if that helps.

Note: If you disable the security software or firewall, the system might be temporarily exposed to security threats and risks. Please make sure to turn it on after performing the steps.

In addition, you may also refer the steps mentioned below:

1. Press Windows key + R, to open Run dialog box.
2. Type secpol.msc and click on OK.
3. Go to Local Policies > Security Options.
4. On the right pane, double click on Network security: Lan Manager authentication level.
5. Under Local Security Setting tab, select Send LM & NTLM – use NTLMv2 session security if negotiated.
6. Click on Apply and OK.

Let us know the results, we will be glad to help you.

Regards,

Nikhar Khare

Microsoft Community - Moderator

Hi,

Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

I understand that you get an error while accessing files from the shared folder in the network, we will look into this for you. However, please reply with the following detail:

• Which build version of Windows is installed on the computer through which you are unable to see the files?
• Are you aware of any changes on the computer recently?

However, as you have mentioned that you were able to ping the IP address, I suggest you to check if you are able to access the shared folder by using the IP address. To do that, type \\ipaddress in the search bar on the Taskbar and hit Enter.

You may also try enabling Net BIOS on all the computers and see if that makes any difference. Please follow the steps mentioned below:

1. Press Windows key + R, to open the Run dialog box.
2. Type ncpa.cpl and click on OK.
3. Right click on the network connection that you are using and select Properties.
4. Double click on Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4).
5. Under General tab, click on Advanced.
6. Click on WINS tab.
7. Select Enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP.
8. Click on OK on all the windows.

You can also refer the suggestions provided by by Roohi Taj on January 8^th^, 2019 in the thread Network Sharing in Windows 10.

Let us know the results, we will be glad to help you further.

Regards,

Nikhar Khare

Microsoft Community - Moderator

Hi,

Thank you for replying.

As you have mentioned that you receive an error even when trying to access the shared folder using the IP address, I would like to know the results of the troubleshooting steps that I provided in my earlier response.

Regards,

Nikhar Khare

Microsoft Community - Moderator

Hi,

Thank you for your email and advice. I followed your instructions but unfortunately to no avail. 

The problematic computer is my main one. Its current version is 1809 installed on 19/01/19 and the OS build is 17763.678but this problem existed since over a year no****w. I've recently revived an older computer after performing Recovery and installing the latest 1903 version, that allowed me to re-investigate this persistent and nagging problem. The third computer is also version 1809. All three computers are desktop with regular updates.

As I've first mentioned, the problem is only with the access to this problematic computer, in all other directions and combinations the access is OK. 

I believe that the main issue is with the fact that \localhost is not working, with error code 0x80004005, as this is within the computer itself. The error code with the access from the other computer is 0x80070035.  \\ipaddress also failed with the same last error code, only ping to 127.0.0.1 works.

Thanks again for your efforts,

Hohey