Can I send a link to a user in an email that will automatically log them on and open a specified file?

Jim Burke 1 Reputation point
2022-11-16T21:18:53.86+00:00

I know that in Google drive you can create a link to a file stored there (e.g. a google sheet file) and then email that link to a user. The user can then click the link and the file will be opened for them to edit. They don't need a Google ID in order to do this. Is there a way something like this can be done in Windows Server, so that any user can click on a link in an email and they will automatically be logged in to the server and an Excel spreadsheet will be opened?

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  1. Dave Patrick 426K Reputation points MVP
    2022-11-16T21:56:50.503+00:00

    You could enable the guest account and assign permissions to share.
    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/threat-protection/security-policy-settings/accounts-guest-account-status

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  2. Dave Patrick 426K Reputation points MVP
    2022-11-17T18:13:21.657+00:00

    how would we send them a link that will automatically log them in and bring up the spreadsheet?

    There's nothing native for this function. May need to code something custom or look for a third party tool.

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