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Password feature missing

Avinash Karanam 0 Reputation points
2024-09-16T17:17:03.5266667+00:00

My previous laptop had an option to choose a password for my device. Hence whenever I wanted to access the files from my Samsung phone, I could setup an SMB storage form the smartphone device using the password I setup for my laptop. But my new laptop has no password option and I am not able to connect via my smartphone and share files. How do I solve this?

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  1. S.Sengupta 18,651 Reputation points MVP
    2024-09-18T02:06:43.01+00:00

    Open Network and Sharing Center

    Click Change advanced sharing settings

    All Networks section.

    Make sure Turn on password-protected sharing is selected.

    Save changes.

  2. Jing Zhou 6,865 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2024-09-20T01:32:57.6966667+00:00

    Hello,

     

    Thank you for posting in Q&A forum.

    To further troubleshoot this issue, please kindly follow below steps:

    1.Go to the file folder and check if the permission is properly granted to the mobile.

    2.Go to Settings > Accounts > Sign-in options and set Up a Local Account Password and see if it helps.

     

    I hope the information above is helpful.

    If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to let us know.

     

    Best regards，

    Jill Zhou

     

    If the Answer is helpful, please click "Accept Answer" and upvote it.

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  3. Avinash Karanam 0 Reputation points
    2024-09-20T09:44:14.7433333+00:00

    Screenshot 2024-09-20 113547

    Do you see password option here?

    Also, it's not just for the mobile. I am not able to access it via network drive mapping in other windows laptops either.

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