How to solve the problem that Win8 LAN can't access shared folder

In this network era, it is difficult for us to leave our life and work, but it is inevitable that there will be some problems in the LAN. Recently, users of the Win8 system have encountered such a situation that when accessing a friend's shared file via the local area network, the shared folder cannot be accessed. How to do? Then let me introduce how to solve the problem that Win8 LAN can not access the shared folder.

The solution is as follows:

Method 1

1. Open the network sharing center

Open the Win8 control panel and click the big icon in the upper right corner. , find the network sharing center and open it.

2. Open “Change advanced sharing settings&

In this interface of the Network Sharing Center, you will see an option to change the advanced sharing settings in the left column. ,turn on.

3. Make the following changes in the advanced sharing settings:

Public Folder Sharing Turn this feature on if you believe others in the LAN.

Sharing during password protection Turn off this function

After the setting is completed, click Save to restart the computer, so that Win8 system can access the shared folder under XP or Win7 computer.

Method 2

1. If you have tried method 1 or can't access the shared file, try the following method:

2. In the computer sharing the file, close Win7 or The Guest account of the XP system is fine.

How to solve the problem that Win8 LAN can not access the shared folder is described here in detail. If you are unable to access shared files on the LAN while using your computer, you can follow the above method. There are two ways you can choose one to solve.