Win 11 sharing issues

Question

I have new computers running win 11 and cannot share information between them. I have sharing allowed, created a workgroup and have password protection disabled. I can see the computers in the network folder but when i try to connect i get an error. help!

Answer 1

Hi Rdeflem1,

From Windows 11 24H2, as a security enhancement, you cannot access SMB shared that has been configured to not require a password.

Since then, if your shared PC has no password, and other PCs using Windows 11 from 24H2, you cannot access.

To solve this, you have 2 choices: Set password for users / or Enable Insecure Guest Auth.

• Set password for users (recommended): then when you access shared files from other PCs, a prompt will appear, and all you have to do is simply enter your credential.
• Enable Insecure Guest Auth by running these commands in PowerShell (Run as administrator) then restart your computer:

    Set-SmbClientConfiguration -EnableInsecureGuestLogons $true -Force
    Set-SmbServerConfiguration -EnableInsecureGuestLogons $true -Force
  

If you have further information, please feel free to let me know.