Win10 Home Edition requires an account and password to access win7

php editor Zimo reminds you that when you are using Windows 10 Home Edition, if you want to access a Windows 7 computer connected to the same network, you may need to enter your account password. This is because Windows 7 is set up by default to require authentication for shared access, and Windows 10 Home Edition does not automatically recognize Windows 7 credentials. In order to solve this problem, you can follow the steps below. First, make sure the shared folder on your Windows 7 computer is set to "Readable and writable by everyone." Then, in Windows 10 Home, open File Explorer, enter \\IP address (the IP address of your Windows 7 computer) in the address bar, and press Enter. At this point, the system will prompt you to enter your account password. You only need to enter the username and password of your Windows 7 computer to successfully access the Windows 7 shared folder. Through this simple operation, you can easily achieve the purpose of accessing Windows 7 shared folders in Windows 10 Home Edition.

Win10 Home Edition requires an account and password to access win7

1. First, we need to find the network icon on the win7 computer, and then right-click the icon and select Properties in the pop-up window that pops up.

2. Then we find the Network and Sharing Center in the pop-up interface and continue to select the Windows Firewall option.

3. In the pop-up Windows Firewall, select Open Fire on the left to close Windows Firewall.

4. Then in the custom settings that pop up, we choose to turn off Windows Firewall for both items, and click OK to save.

5. We click the back arrow to return to the Network and Sharing Center.

6. Then in the Network and Sharing Center, we select Change advanced sharing settings on the left.

7. Then we scroll down on the right side to the password-protected sharing, select to turn off password-protected sharing, and click to save changes and exit.

8. We click on the Start menu in the lower left corner of the desktop, directly search for Computer Management, and then press the Enter key to confirm.

9. In the computer management center that pops up, find the local users and users in the group on the left.

10. Right-click on the administrator option on the right, and then select Rename in the pop-up window.

11. Finally, we can just randomly change the name and restart the computer directly.

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