Samba is an application-layer network protocol, with its primary purpose to provide shared access to files. However, many users reported that Windows cannot access the Samba share message while using it.
Samba runs on most Unix-based systems, such as Linux OS for example. Samba also takes its name from Server Message Block or SMB. Most of the time, you’ll be using SMB to connect to devices that aren’t running Windows.
Starting from build 1709, Samba has a hard time working well since Windows disables unauthenticated access to shares using SMB2 with guest access enabled. However, there’s a way to fix this problem!
1. Change Group Policy settings
- Press Windows + R to open Run, type gpedit.msc, and hit Enter.
- Select Computer Configuration and click on Administrative Templates from the navigation pane.
- Select Network and choose the name of your Workstation.
- Open the Enable insecure guest logons policy and select Enabled.
- Apply the changes and restart your machine.
Oftentimes, when you see Windows cannot access Samba share and you do not have permission, modifying the relevant policy should help get things up and running.
2. Enable SMB 1.0
- Open the Control Panel, and click on…
