How to access shared folder without giving username and password [closed]

Question

I have shared one folder to "Everyone" on a machine 1 and trying to access the folder from another machine 2. It is asking for username and password of the machine 1. I am accessing the share folder from Run>//shared folder path.

I am using Windows 7 machines.

Is there any way that i can access the shared folder without giving any username and password.

Answer 1

I found one way to access the shared folder without giving the username and password.

We need to change the share folder protect settings in the machine where the folder has been shared.

Go to Control Panel > Network and sharing center > Change advanced sharing settings > Enable Turn Off password protect sharing option.

By doing the above settings we can access the shared folder without any username/password.

Answer 2

You need to go to user accounts and enable Guest Account, its default disabled. Once you do this, you share any folder and add the guest account to the list of users who can accesss that specific folder, this also includes to Turn off password Protected Sharing in 'Advanced Sharing Settings'

The other way to do this where you only enter a password once is to join a Homegroup. if you have a network of 2 or more computers, they can all connect to a homegroup and access all the files they need from each other, and anyone outside the group needs a 1 time password to be able to access your network, this was introduced in windows 7.