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RN314 OS 6.8.1 - Win10 Pro 64-bit Fall Creator 1709 - Can't access Shares
Hi A few days ago I have created a new instance of Win 10, and this has just upgraded to Win10 1709 Fall Creator. Before upgrading to 1709 the instance was connected to the shares, and the shares w...
Good question about why it would ask for credentials before it shows something, but right now the "Everyone" theory is all I have that I could possibly investigate on. I'll clear the Credentials Manager on the VM side and see what behavior it would then exhibit. Yes, the NAS shows up under Network, and I use local NAS accounts only (no AD, though I have seriously considered setting up a domain at home lol)
I've confirmed that by creating a NEW share with "Everyone" having access (with or without "Anonymous Access" checked), Windows now provides a list of shares again (like pre-Fall Creator Update) when going to the NAS via \\readynas. Upon trying to enter one of the restricted shares, it then prompts for credentials like intended.
I've called the new share "zOpen-SMB" with a 1MB quota, Everyone Read-Only rights as shown below. Thanks for pointing me into the right direction, Sandshark!
New SMB share to address Win10 Fall Creator Update change in access
I spoke too soon. The issue still persists after I rebooted all test machines. Difference between the VM that works and the PCs that don't: one runs Windows 10 Pro (OK), the others run Windows 10 Enterprise (Error). I believe that the Fall Creators SMB update only affects certain editions of Windows 10, and Pro may not be one of them. Back to square one.
"Difference between the VM that works and the PCs that don't: one runs Windows 10 Pro (OK), the others run Windows 10 Enterprise (Error). I believe that the Fall Creators SMB update only affects certain editions of Windows 10, and Pro may not be one of them. Back to square one."
I have now tried the latest win-updates to 1709 Fall Creator, og and also updated the NAS firmware to 6.9.0.
I have also ensured that I have at least one share on the NAS that has rights for Everyone/Anonymous.
Still no luck when using file explorer, so I am still running af "net use" script whenever I reboot, deleting/creating drive mappings.
Since I am running Win 10 Pro, your luck with the Win 10 Pro version does not appear to be consistant for us all.
Thanks for the efforts and trials - and for sharing :-)
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