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Big_B
Jul 02, 2017Aspirant
ReadyNAS 204 - Access Denied after Windows 10 update
I have been using a ReadyNAS 204 for a few months with no problems. My system has two Windows 10 (64bit) computers connected to the ReadyNAS. A few days ago, one of the computers received a Windows ...
- Jul 03, 2017
Thank you StephenB for your comment about checking access. I started doing as you suggested, and somewhere along the line noticed a comment about "Password Protected Sharing" being on, and how if I wanted to change that I had to use the "Network and Sharing Center." So I went there (to the "Network and Sharing Center") and started looking around. I eventually got to the "All Networks" area and found the "Password Protected Sharing" area where, lo and behold, "Password Protected Sharing" was turned on. So I turned off "Password Protected Sharing" and guess what?--my backups now work!!
So in a nutshell, the Windows 10 update apparently turned on "Password Protected Sharing" and the only thing necessary to fix the issue is to turn it off.
Thanks to all.
Big_B
Jul 02, 2017Aspirant
Thanks for the suggestion. The SMB 1.0/CIFS File Sharing Support was enabled, so I turned it off (just to try something). It made no change, so I turned it back on. I did forget to note that I created a Windows Credential for the NAS204, and that made no difference either.
Big_B
Jul 02, 2017Aspirant
Some further information: From both of the Windows 10 computers, I can access all of the files on the NAS with no problems, It's only when I try to do do backups (or use "Test Connection") that I encounter the "Access Denied" problem.
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