Network Sharing Issue With Windows 8

Probably something I'm overlooking but the intention is (currently) to transfer the files from the 8 to the 11 via sharing of the folders on the 8.
Not succeeding.
Created the user account on the 8 and shared the specific folders (advanced) including the 11 share username in the permissions.
I did the exact same steps with a 10 to get files from the 10 to the 11 via the 11's explorer interface.
That works.

Windows needs better hinting at what the problem might be, clicking on the more info just drops me into a "buy this" page on Microsoft dot com.

P.S. Brand new 11, this is being written on my 10.

cDreamDancer said:

Created the user account on the 8 and shared the specific folders (advanced) including the 11 share username in the permissions.

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Is your Windows 11 24H2? Does the user account on the Windows 8 have no password?
If the answer to both is 'yes' then by default W11 24H2 will not allow you to connect with an insecure account.



Make sure you have set a password for the user account on the Win8 machine.

Also, on the Win8 PC turn off password protected sharing.



You should then be able to connect from Win11 to a Win8 share, as I have here.

Easiest route IME is to have matching usernames/passwords on both machines.

Levitate11 said:

Easiest route IME is to have matching usernames/passwords on both machines.

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Yes, but in 24H2 that will only work if both usernames have a password. A username without a password is blocked from connecting as being 'insecure'.

If you want to have different usenames one each PC, then the next easiest way is in W11 to add a Windows credential for the W8 machine with the name and password of the account on the W8 PC that you want to use.