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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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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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I thought there was a chance this might be a bit of a 'pie-in-the-sky' thing to look for, but that maybe since something similar is doable with Google drive then there might be a way to do it. I don't have enough expertise to pull this off myself with coding. So far my searching on the net has proven fruitless.
Well you threw in some extra complexity about the RDP autologon (assuming that's what you meant) which certainly makes thinks more difficult.
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Just checking if there's any progress or updates?
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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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Just checking if there's any progress or updates?
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We would potentially have more than one 'guest' user logged in at a time. Even if we did use the Guest account, how would we send them a link that will automatically log them in and bring up the spreadsheet?
