Recent content by glennpm

All set now, thanks!

I just had this problem and was caused by setting up Windows 10 with a Microsoft account and not a local one. Details of my fix here

UPDATE 8-20-25 Working for days trying to add my DELL to the network, I found that the prompts for a user and password were being rejected. The reason was that when I did the new installation on the Dell, I must have selected signing in with my Microsoft account instead of a local one. I had...

Great, thanks for the cleanup instructions which I just finished. :-)

It's working great! Thanks Robi, go get a cuppa electrons :up:

Please walk you through: Make a persistent mapped drive for convenience (net use Z: \192.168.1.71\PublicShare /persistent:yes) and save credentials in Windows Credential Manager?

Success with the Z:\ drive. I copied a file into the \\DELL-LAPTOP\PublicShare and I can see it on PublicShare (\\192.168.1.71) ! :up: Thanks Robi Robot!! Glenn

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.26100.4946] (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Clink v0.4.9 [git:2fd2c2] Copyright (c) 2012-2016 Martin Ridgers http://mridgers.github.io/clink D:\Reference\Windows & Brave Tips\Network>net user shareuser <PASSWORD> /add The system cannot find the...

Windows PowerShell Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Install the latest PowerShell for new features and improvements! Migrating from Windows PowerShell 5.1 to PowerShell 7 - PowerShell PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> $pw = Read-Host -AsSecureString "Type the SAME password you...

FROM DELL Windows PowerShell Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Try the new cross-platform PowerShell Install PowerShell on Windows, Linux, and macOS - PowerShell PS C:\Windows\system32> $pw = Read-Host -AsSecureString "Type a password for the new local share user (copy...

I'm done, this isn't working. Very discouraging that the only way I can connect two computers on a private network is to transfer files with a USB stick :-(

STILL BROKEN Windows PowerShell Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Install the latest PowerShell for new features and improvements! Migrating from Windows PowerShell 5.1 to PowerShell 7 - PowerShell PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Get-Service LanmanWorkstation | Format-List...

From MAIN Windows PowerShell Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Install the latest PowerShell for new features and improvements! Migrating from Windows PowerShell 5.1 to PowerShell 7 - PowerShell PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> "D:\Reference\Windows & Brave...

From DELL Windows PowerShell Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Try the new cross-platform PowerShell Install PowerShell on Windows, Linux, and macOS - PowerShell PS C:\Windows\system32> $regPath = 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\Parameters' >>...

Yes please, "Do you want me to paste these commands as a single block for DELL and a single block for MAIN‑PC so you can copy/paste and run now?"