Wired Lan, two PC's, Win 11 Pro, Same Workgroup, same accounts, always reject valid passwords

Question

Win 10 Pro worked fine NEVER A PROBLEM.
Win 11 Pro no go.
tried:
network reset

Disable password protected sharing
i Re-shared the shares, AND EXPLICITLY ADDED administrator and everyone with FULL CONTROL
Dropped Firewall

Made sure the following services were running:
Function Discovery Provider Host
Function Discovery Resource Publication
SSDP
Upnp Device Host

I can ping and even see the other PC in the network browser.
Administrator accounts enabled and have same password

I click on the other PC.
It asks for user ID and password.
I enter: (other PC Name)\Administrator
or (other PC Name)(another user)

I enter appropriate password. It tells me UserID or password is wrong.
same goes when I am on other PC.

What gives?

Answer 1

Hi!

Did you upgrade from Windows 10 to Windows 11, or did you reinstall Windows 11 from scratch?

Are you using Local Accounts, or email accounts?

In that case, I recommend doing all the sharing from scratch. Let's define the two computers as PC01 and PC02. PC01 is the computer where you have a folder to share. If you share folders on both PCs, perform the procedure first with PC01, and if it works, do it with PC02.

01 - Network (PC01)

1. Right-click on the Internet icon > Network and Internet Settings.
2. Click on Properties > Mark the Network Profile as Private.
3. Go back to the Network Settings > Click on Advanced Network Settings > Click on Advanced Sharing Settings.

• In Private, check the Network discovery, Automatically configure network-connected devices, File and printer sharing.
• Expand All Networks > Check Password protected sharing.

4. If the User does not have a password, add a password to the user whose access to the folder you have restricted.

• Generally, when sharing files, I prefer to create a dedicated user for that purpose. I usually create a user named share. Press Windows + R > Type cmd > press enter > Type the command below:

net user /add share PASSWORDHERE

• Replace PASSWORDHERE with your desired password. Write down the password.
• share is the username. You can change it, avoid spaces.

02 - Shared Folder (PC01)

1. Open the Shared Folder Properties > Click Sharing > Advanced Sharing... > Permissions > Add > Advanced > Find now > Search for the username (share) > Select the user > Click OK.
2. Select the user and check Full Control > Click OK.
3. You will do this procedure in Security if you have not done so already.

03 - Hostname (PC01)

1. Rename your computer to make adding easier and avoid network problems. Skip this step if you've already done it. Press Windows + R > Type sysdm.cpl.
2. Under Computer Name, click Change... > Under Computer Name, enter an easy hostname, avoid spaces and special characters. Prefer names like PC01, COMPUTER01, SERVER, etc.
3. OK > Apply > Restart your computer > Note this name.

04 - Add Share (PC02)

1. Right-click on the Internet icon > Network and Internet Settings.
2. Click on Properties > Mark the Network Profile as Private.
3. Press Windows + R > Type "control keymgr.dll" (without quotes) > Click on Windows Credentials > Add a Windows Credential.
4. Fill in the Address, Username and Password fields > Save.

• In username and password, enter the username and password, or the username you created.
• In address, enter the hostname of PC01.

5. Press Windows + R > Type \\HOSTNAMEPC01 > Press Enter.

• Replace HOSTNAMEPC01 with the hostname of PC01 that was defined.

Answer 2

I do not accept the above answer since it did not work. I didn't discard it because it might help someone

Answer 3

I do not accept answer as it does not work. but did not want the answer deleted

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