need help connecting to my windows 11 server

[kaitlin4599]

so i have a supermicro X9DRI-LN4F+ and a socket am5 pc both pcs are signed into my microsoft account both have sharing enabled and both have password protection turned off yet when i try to access the shared storage pool on my windows 11 server it asks me for some kind of credential info user name and password as far as im aware only user name and password i created was for my microsoft account help please both systems use windows 11 pro and both are connected to a 2.5gig tp link unmanaged network switch

what options do i have also if it matters if i try to access my gaming pc from my server i get the same issue

 

[ET Ducky]

With password protected sharing off, Windows 11 Pro still blocks guest access to SMB shares by default, so the connection needs an account that exists on the server. You can enter the server's Microsoft account email as the user name with that account's password (the password, not the Windows Hello PIN). I'd recommend a dedicated local account on the server for the share so it keeps working if the Microsoft account password changes. On the server go to Settings > Accounts > Other users > Add account, choose "I don't have this person's sign-in information" then "Add a user without a Microsoft account", and give that user Change under Advanced Sharing > Permissions and Modify on the folder's Security tab. Then on the gaming PC open Map network drive in File Explorer, enter \\SERVERNAME\ShareName, check "Connect using different credentials", and sign in as SERVERNAME\shareuser.

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[kaitlin4599]

@ET Ducky the microsoft email option didnt work kept telling me wrong username and password so i simply created a local account

 

[blunden]

The local account route is the way to go. If you want to avoid seeing it on the login screen etc. you can hide it with a registry tweak.

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[ET Ducky]

A Microsoft account usually fails over SMB when that account signs in to the server with only a PIN or Windows Hello, because the share checks the account's password. Is the share opening now with the local account?

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[kaitlin4599]

A Microsoft account usually fails over SMB when that account signs in to the server with only a PIN or Windows Hello, because the share checks the account's password. Is the share opening now with the local account?

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i got it sorted turns out i only use a 4 digit pin ot sign in so had to make a local account ot fix it