I'm having a peculiar issue with one of the PCs on my network—let's call it PC-A. This machine can access shared folders on other Windows PCs without any prompts for credentials, and I've already tried a bunch of troubleshooting steps:
1. I cleared all credentials from the Credential Manager.
2. I used the command net use * /delete /yes to remove any persistent network connections.
3. I reset the network settings on PC-A.
4. I even renamed PC-A to force a reset of any sessions or trusts.
5. Lastly, I rebooted all relevant machines.
Despite all these efforts, PC-A still connects directly to shared folders without asking for login details. I'm convinced these credentials must be stored somewhere other than the usual spots, or maybe some kind of persistent trust or token is at play. Can anyone suggest where Windows might be keeping these hidden credentials? Are there any tools or methods to completely purge these potentially unseen credentials or delve deeper into the issue?
3 Answers
It sounds like the user account logged into PC-A might have admin privileges on the other PCs, which could explain why it's not asking for credentials. Are you testing this with a standard user account or an admin account?
Another thing to consider is whether the share on PC-B allows anonymous connections. If that's the case, that could explain the access without prompting for login details.
One possibility is that PC-A is part of an Active Directory (AD) forest, and its computer account is in a group that grants it admin access on other devices. Have you checked if this happens with different user accounts on PC-A?
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