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The smb credentials tag on WindowsForum.com covers the sign-in details Windows uses when connecting to shared folders over SMB. The tagged discussion focuses on a common Windows 10 and Windows 11 problem: a PC that keeps prompting for a username and password when opening a path such as \\PCNAME\Share. The practical fix described is to clear a wrong saved identity from Credential Manager, end the existing SMB connection holding it open, and reconnect with the remote computer's account name and actual password. The thread also distinguishes user-level SMB authentication from the permission checks that follow it.
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    Fix Windows 11/10 SMB Password Prompts by Clearing Credentials

    A Windows 10 or Windows 11 PC that repeatedly asks for a username and password when you open \\PCNAME\Share is usually doing exactly what SMB file sharing is designed to do: it needs credentials that the sharing PC recognizes. The fix is often to remove a wrong saved identity, end an existing...