Not many users know that if they want to disable sharing in Windows 11, then other users will be very limited, provided that they cannot use shared network data and printers. In such a situation, in order for everything to work fully again, it is necessary to enter a login and password that can return everything to normal, otherwise, the restrictions will be very noticeable.
If you look at all of the above from a different angle, you can see that manipulation by enabling/disabling a password for a shared account is another step in protecting not only devices, but data folders. Thus, you should not immediately abandon what you will learn below, perhaps our advice will allow you to make your system even more secure. But it is possible that you will find it easier to make the OS as accessible as possible and will not introduce any restrictions…
How to enable/disable Password Sharing in Windows 11?
In order to disable password-protected sharing, you need to perform a small log of actions that will take no more than a minute of your time.
We use the "Search" located on the "Back Panel" in which we register "Control Panel" → next, select "Network and Internet" → now, click on "Network and Sharing Center" → in this case, we are interested in the column on the left in which we click on "Change additional sharing settings" → here it is necessary to expand the last column - "All networks" → the last step is to set the value located at the very bottom, where you need to select "Disable shared access with password protection".
We draw your attention to the fact that the above method allows you to disable shared access in Windows 11 to shared folders, printers, files, etc., and if in the last step you select the option "Enable password-protected sharing", then all of them will be available to any user without any problems the same: folders, printers, files, etc. - directly related to your device.
