Hii,
When you access the computer via Windows Explorer over the network, are you able to access it, or do you lose your credentials or get an error?
Thanks.
Intermittent file sharing problem on Windows 11 network
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Don Hoskins
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Computer A is a wired desktop, Computer B is a wireless desktop, & Computer 3 is a wireless laptop all windows 11 & up to date on all drivers & updates. My access to the hard drives on these computers from one another is intermittent. Anywhere from 5 minutes to 15 minutes I will suddenly get access to all the hard drives again, then it goes away again if I close windows explorer. Does not interfere with the internet connections on any of the computer for accessing the hard drives.
Please help as this is very frustrating when I am trying to get or send a file from one computer to another.
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Files, folders, and storage
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Don Hoskins 0 Reputation points
2026-10-05T13:21:14.2266667+00:00 I can see the other computers but most of the time I cannot access their hard drives. It is intermittent. When I can get access to the hard drives so long as I do not close the windows file explore window, I will have access to the drives the entire time. If I close that window, then I lose access to it again?
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Don Hoskins 0 Reputation points
2026-10-05T13:19:26.57+00:00 I can see the other computers but most of the time I cannot access their hard drives. It is intermittent. When I can get access to the hard drives so long as I do not close the windows file explore window, I will have access to the drives the entire time. If I close that window, then I lose access to it again?
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Don Hoskins 0 Reputation points
2026-10-05T13:20:36.7566667+00:00 I can see the other computers but most of the time I cannot access their hard drives. It is intermittent. When I can get access to the hard drives so long as I do not close the windows file explore window, I will have access to the drives the entire time. If I close that window, then I lose access to it again?